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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remoteannounce.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remoteannounce.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e6de4bdcaf --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remoteannounce.xml @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> + <term><anchor id="REMOTEANNOUNCE"/>remote announce (G)</term> + <listitem><para>This option allows you to setup <ulink url="nmbd.8.html">nmbd(8)</ulink> to periodically announce itself + to arbitrary IP addresses with an arbitrary workgroup name.</para> + + <para>This is useful if you want your Samba server to appear + in a remote workgroup for which the normal browse propagation + rules don't work. The remote workgroup can be anywhere that you + can send IP packets to.</para> + + <para>For example:</para> + + <para><command moreinfo="none">remote announce = 192.168.2.255/SERVERS + 192.168.4.255/STAFF</command></para> + + <para>the above line would cause <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> to announce itself + to the two given IP addresses using the given workgroup names. + If you leave out the workgroup name then the one given in + the <link linkend="WORKGROUP"><parameter moreinfo="none">workgroup</parameter></link> + parameter is used instead.</para> + + <para>The IP addresses you choose would normally be the broadcast + addresses of the remote networks, but can also be the IP addresses + of known browse masters if your network config is that stable.</para> + + <para>See the documentation file <ulink url="improved-browsing.html">BROWSING</ulink> + in the <filename moreinfo="none">docs/</filename> directory.</para> + + <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">remote announce = <empty string> + </command></para> + </listitem> + </samba:parameter> |