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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index ddf78a17dd..caf61fa42e 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - WHATS NEW IN 1.9.17alpha1 - May 21st 1997. + WHATS NEW IN 1.9.17alpha3 - June 6th 1997. ========================================== Improved browsing support. @@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Samba now should support propagation of browse lists across subnets correctly. Look in the file docs/BROWSING.txt as it has been largely re-written to explain how to do this. +*IMPORTANT* All Samba servers acting as local/domain master +browsers must be running 1.9.17alpha3, as should the nmbd +set up as the WINS server. + Thanks to Silicon Graphics for allowing us to test the new code on their corporate network. @@ -46,6 +50,23 @@ Many small bugfixes and improvements From around the 'net around the world. Many thanks to everyone who contributed. +Remaining known issues with cross-subnet browsing. +-------------------------------------------------- + +When nmbd is acting as a WINS server it doesn't handle +de-registering of members of a WORKGROUP<1e> name correctly. +The first machine to de-register will remove the name. This +should be fixed in a later release when group names are +handled correctly in the WINS code. + +Propagation of servers between local master browsers and +the domain master browser doesn't take into account the +fact that only names seen by the local master browser on +the local subnet should be propagated. This causes machines +that have stopped serving to be propagated between browse +masters. This issue will be fixed in the smbd code in a +later release. + Remember - this is new code so there may be bugs or problems. |