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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/INSTALL.txt | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 | 25 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/textdocs/BROWSING.txt | 12 |
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diff --git a/docs/INSTALL.txt b/docs/INSTALL.txt index b91367cd59..6455a0fe18 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALL.txt +++ b/docs/INSTALL.txt @@ -113,11 +113,12 @@ NOTE: Some unixes already have entries like netbios_ns (note the underscore) in /etc/services. You must either edit /etc/services or /etc/inetd.conf to make them consistant. -NOTE: On many systems you may need to give the nmbd a -B parameter to -specify the broadcast address of your interface. Run ifconfig as root -if you don't know what the broadcast is for your net. nmbd tries to -determine it at run time, but fails on some unixes. See the section on -"testing nmbd" for a method of finding if you need to do this. +NOTE: On many systems you may need to use the "interfaces" option in +smb.conf to specify the IP address and netmask of your interfaces. Run +ifconfig as root if you don't know what the broadcast is for your +net. nmbd tries to determine it at run time, but fails on some +unixes. See the section on "testing nmbd" for a method of finding if +you need to do this. !!!WARNING!!! Many unixes only accept around 5 parameters on the command line in inetd. This means you shouldn't use spaces between the diff --git a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 index 7149be6a47..d5100181de 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 +++ b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 @@ -1048,6 +1048,31 @@ or perhaps on a home network where you trust your wife and kids :-) .B Example hosts equiv = /etc/hosts.equiv +.SS interfaces (G) + +This option allows you to setup multiple network interfaces, so that +Samba can properly handle browsing on all interfaces. + +The option takes a list of ip/netmask pairs. The netmask may either be +a bitmask, or a bitlength. + +For example, the following line: + +interfaces = 192.168.2.10/24 192.168.3.10/24 + +would configure two network interfaces with IP addresses 192.168.2.10 +and 192.168.3.10. The netmasks of both interfaces would be set to +255.255.255.0. + +You could produce an equivalent result by using: + +interfaces = 192.168.2.10/255.255.255.0 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0 + +if you prefer that format. + +If this option is not set then Samba will attempt to find a primary +interface, but won't attempt to configure more than one interface. + .SS invalid users (S) This is a list of users that should not be allowed to login to this service. This is really a "paranoid" check to absolutely ensure an diff --git a/docs/textdocs/BROWSING.txt b/docs/textdocs/BROWSING.txt index 8a09d2274f..c63e0f7feb 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/BROWSING.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/BROWSING.txt @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ A simple lmhosts file might be: # # first put ourselves in workgroup MYGROUP using # our own net address -0.0.0.0 MYGROUP G +0.0.0.0 MYGROUP 255.255.255.0 G Note in the above that I overrode what workgroup Samba is in using the G flag. Also note that the 0.0.0.0 address is used, which will be @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ the network which has a broadcast of 192.0.3.255 then this entry would do the trick: # put ourselves in the STAFF workgroup on the other subnet -192.0.3.255 STAFF G +192.0.3.255 STAFF 255.255.255.0 G Notice the G at the end! It is very important you include this as this entry without the G could cause a broadcast storm! @@ -142,4 +142,12 @@ the -B option. This only works if your network setup listens on both 0s and 1s based broadcasts. The -B option can only control what address it sends to, not what it listens on. +MULTIPLE INTERFACES +=================== + +Samba now supports machines with multiple network interfaces. If you +have multiple interfaces then you will need to use the "interfaces" +option in smb.conf to configure them. See smb.conf(5) for details. + + |