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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/protocol/nameresolveorder.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/protocol/nameresolveorder.xml
index c029dcd181..777fc2268e 100644
--- a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/protocol/nameresolveorder.xml
+++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/protocol/nameresolveorder.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>This option is used by the programs in the Samba
suite to determine what naming services to use and in what order
- to resolve host names to IP addresses. The option takes a space
+ to resolve host names to IP addresses. Its main purpose to is to
+ control how netbios name resolution is performed. The option takes a space
separated string of name resolution options.</para>
<para>The options are: &quot;lmhosts&quot;, &quot;host&quot;,
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@
<listitem>
<para><constant>lmhosts</constant> : Lookup an IP
address in the Samba lmhosts file. If the line in lmhosts has
- no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the <ulink url="lmhosts.5.html">lmhosts(5)</ulink> for details) then
+ no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the <ulink
+ url="lmhosts.5.html">lmhosts(5)</ulink> for details) then
any name type matches for lookup.</para>
</listitem>
@@ -26,9 +28,10 @@
</filename>, NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name resolution
is operating system depended for instance on IRIX or Solaris this
may be controlled by the <filename moreinfo="none">/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename>
- file. Note that this method is only used if the NetBIOS name
- type being queried is the 0x20 (server) name type, otherwise
- it is ignored.</para>
+ file. Note that this method is used only if the NetBIOS name
+ type being queried is the 0x20 (server) name type or 0x1c (domain controllers).
+ The latter case is only useful for active directory domains and results in a DNS
+ query for the SRV RR entry matching _ldap._tcp.domain.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@
it is advised to use following settings for <parameter moreinfo="none">name resolve order</parameter>:</para>
<para><command moreinfo="none">name resolve order = wins bcast</command></para>
+
+ <para>DC lookups will still be done via DNS, but fallbacks to netbios names will
+ not inundate your DNS servers with needless querys for DOMAIN<0x1c> lookups.</para>
</listitem>
</samba:parameter>