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diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/NetworkBrowsing.xml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/NetworkBrowsing.xml index 2ca6182b78..27c711edaa 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/NetworkBrowsing.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/NetworkBrowsing.xml @@ -801,10 +801,10 @@ remote LMB or else is the network broadcast address of the remote segment. <para> Use of WINS (either Samba WINS _or_ MS Windows NT Server WINS) is highly -recommended. Every NetBIOS machine registers it's name together with a +recommended. Every NetBIOS machine registers its name together with a name_type value for each of of several types of service it has available. -eg: It registers it's name directly as a unique (the type 0x03) name. -It also registers it's name if it is running the lanmanager compatible +eg: It registers its name directly as a unique (the type 0x03) name. +It also registers its name if it is running the lanmanager compatible server service (used to make shares and printers available to other users) by registering the server (the type 0x20) name. </para> @@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ Consisting of 3 subnets (1, 2, 3) connected by two routers (R1, R2) - these do not pass broadcasts. Subnet 1 has 5 machines on it, subnet 2 has 4 machines, subnet 3 has 4 machines. Assume for the moment that all these machines are configured to be in the -same workgroup (for simplicities sake). Machine N1_C on subnet 1 +same workgroup (for simplicity's sake). Machine N1_C on subnet 1 is configured as Domain Master Browser (ie. it will collate the browse lists for the workgroup). Machine N2_D is configured as WINS server and all the other machines are configured to register @@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ Now examine subnet 2. As soon as N2_B has become the local master browser it looks for a Domain master browser to synchronize its browse list with. It does this by querying the WINS server (N2_D) for the IP address associated with the NetBIOS name -WORKGROUP<1B>. This name was registerd by the Domain master +WORKGROUP<1B>. This name was registered by the Domain master browser (N1_C) with the WINS server as soon as it was booted. </para> @@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ particular note. <title>How can one flush the Samba NetBIOS name cache without restarting samba?</title> <para> -Sambas' nmbd process controls all browse list handling. Under normal circumstances it is +Samba's nmbd process controls all browse list handling. Under normal circumstances it is safe to restart nmbd. This will effectively flush the samba NetBIOS name cache and cause it to be rebuilt. Note that this does NOT make certain that a rogue machine name will not re-appear in the browse list. When nmbd is taken out of service another machine on the network will |