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+NAME="IMPROVED-BROWSING">Chapter 15. Improved browsing in samba</H1
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2577">15.1. Overview of browsing</H1
+><P
+>SMB networking provides a mechanism by which clients can access a list
+of machines in a network, a so-called "browse list". This list
+contains machines that are ready to offer file and/or print services
+to other machines within the network. Thus it does not include
+machines which aren't currently able to do server tasks. The browse
+list is heavily used by all SMB clients. Configuration of SMB
+browsing has been problematic for some Samba users, hence this
+document.</P
+><P
+>Browsing will NOT work if name resolution from NetBIOS names to IP
+addresses does not function correctly. Use of a WINS server is highly
+recommended to aid the resolution of NetBIOS (SMB) names to IP addresses.
+WINS allows remote segment clients to obtain NetBIOS name_type information
+that can NOT be provided by any other means of name resolution.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2581">15.2. Browsing support in samba</H1
+><P
+>Samba now fully supports browsing. The browsing is supported by nmbd
+and is also controlled by options in the smb.conf file (see smb.conf(5)).</P
+><P
+>Samba can act as a local browse master for a workgroup and the ability
+for samba to support domain logons and scripts is now available. See
+DOMAIN.txt for more information on domain logons.</P
+><P
+>Samba can also act as a domain master browser for a workgroup. This
+means that it will collate lists from local browse masters into a
+wide area network server list. In order for browse clients to
+resolve the names they may find in this list, it is recommended that
+both samba and your clients use a WINS server.</P
+><P
+>Note that you should NOT set Samba to be the domain master for a
+workgroup that has the same name as an NT Domain: on each wide area
+network, you must only ever have one domain master browser per workgroup,
+regardless of whether it is NT, Samba or any other type of domain master
+that is providing this service.</P
+><P
+>[Note that nmbd can be configured as a WINS server, but it is not
+necessary to specifically use samba as your WINS server. NTAS can
+be configured as your WINS server. In a mixed NT server and
+samba environment on a Wide Area Network, it is recommended that
+you use the NT server's WINS server capabilities. In a samba-only
+environment, it is recommended that you use one and only one nmbd
+as your WINS server].</P
+><P
+>To get browsing to work you need to run nmbd as usual, but will need
+to use the "workgroup" option in smb.conf to control what workgroup
+Samba becomes a part of.</P
+><P
+>Samba also has a useful option for a Samba server to offer itself for
+browsing on another subnet. It is recommended that this option is only
+used for 'unusual' purposes: announcements over the internet, for
+example. See "remote announce" in the smb.conf man page. </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2590">15.3. Problem resolution</H1
+><P
+>If something doesn't work then hopefully the log.nmb file will help
+you track down the problem. Try a debug level of 2 or 3 for finding
+problems. Also note that the current browse list usually gets stored
+in text form in a file called browse.dat.</P
+><P
+>Note that if it doesn't work for you, then you should still be able to
+type the server name as \\SERVER in filemanager then hit enter and
+filemanager should display the list of available shares.</P
+><P
+>Some people find browsing fails because they don't have the global
+"guest account" set to a valid account. Remember that the IPC$
+connection that lists the shares is done as guest, and thus you must
+have a valid guest account.</P
+><P
+>Also, a lot of people are getting bitten by the problem of too many
+parameters on the command line of nmbd in inetd.conf. This trick is to
+not use spaces between the option and the parameter (eg: -d2 instead
+of -d 2), and to not use the -B and -N options. New versions of nmbd
+are now far more likely to correctly find your broadcast and network
+address, so in most cases these aren't needed.</P
+><P
+>The other big problem people have is that their broadcast address,
+netmask or IP address is wrong (specified with the "interfaces" option
+in smb.conf)</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2597">15.4. Browsing across subnets</H1
+><P
+>With the release of Samba 1.9.17(alpha1 and above) Samba has been
+updated to enable it to support the replication of browse lists
+across subnet boundaries. New code and options have been added to
+achieve this. This section describes how to set this feature up
+in different settings.</P
+><P
+>To see browse lists that span TCP/IP subnets (ie. networks separated
+by routers that don't pass broadcast traffic) you must set up at least
+one WINS server. The WINS server acts as a DNS for NetBIOS names, allowing
+NetBIOS name to IP address translation to be done by doing a direct
+query of the WINS server. This is done via a directed UDP packet on
+port 137 to the WINS server machine. The reason for a WINS server is
+that by default, all NetBIOS name to IP address translation is done
+by broadcasts from the querying machine. This means that machines
+on one subnet will not be able to resolve the names of machines on
+another subnet without using a WINS server.</P
+><P
+>Remember, for browsing across subnets to work correctly, all machines,
+be they Windows 95, Windows NT, or Samba servers must have the IP address
+of a WINS server given to them by a DHCP server, or by manual configuration
+(for Win95 and WinNT, this is in the TCP/IP Properties, under Network
+settings) for Samba this is in the smb.conf file.</P
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><H2
+CLASS="SECT2"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2602">15.4.1. How does cross subnet browsing work ?</H2
+><P
+>Cross subnet browsing is a complicated dance, containing multiple
+moving parts. It has taken Microsoft several years to get the code
+that achieves this correct, and Samba lags behind in some areas.
+However, with the 1.9.17 release, Samba is capable of cross subnet
+browsing when configured correctly.</P
+><P
+>Consider a network set up as follows :</P
+><P
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+> (DMB)
+ N1_A N1_B N1_C N1_D N1_E
+ | | | | |
+ -------------------------------------------------------
+ | subnet 1 |
+ +---+ +---+
+ |R1 | Router 1 Router 2 |R2 |
+ +---+ +---+
+ | |
+ | subnet 2 subnet 3 |
+ -------------------------- ------------------------------------
+ | | | | | | | |
+ N2_A N2_B N2_C N2_D N3_A N3_B N3_C N3_D
+ (WINS)</PRE
+></P
+><P
+>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
+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
+their NetBIOS names with it.</P
+><P
+>As all these machines are booted up, elections for master browsers
+will take place on each of the three subnets. Assume that machine
+N1_C wins on subnet 1, N2_B wins on subnet 2, and N3_D wins on
+subnet 3 - these machines are known as local master browsers for
+their particular subnet. N1_C has an advantage in winning as the
+local master browser on subnet 1 as it is set up as Domain Master
+Browser.</P
+><P
+>On each of the three networks, machines that are configured to
+offer sharing services will broadcast that they are offering
+these services. The local master browser on each subnet will
+receive these broadcasts and keep a record of the fact that
+the machine is offering a service. This list of records is
+the basis of the browse list. For this case, assume that
+all the machines are configured to offer services so all machines
+will be on the browse list.</P
+><P
+>For each network, the local master browser on that network is
+considered 'authoritative' for all the names it receives via
+local broadcast. This is because a machine seen by the local
+master browser via a local broadcast must be on the same
+network as the local master browser and thus is a 'trusted'
+and 'verifiable' resource. Machines on other networks that
+the local master browsers learn about when collating their
+browse lists have not been directly seen - these records are
+called 'non-authoritative'.</P
+><P
+>At this point the browse lists look as follows (these are
+the machines you would see in your network neighborhood if
+you looked in it on a particular network right now).</P
+><P
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>Subnet Browse Master List
+------ ------------- ----
+Subnet1 N1_C N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E
+
+Subnet2 N2_B N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D
+
+Subnet3 N3_D N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D</PRE
+></P
+><P
+>Note that at this point all the subnets are separate, no
+machine is seen across any of the subnets.</P
+><P
+>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&gt;1B&lt;. This name was registerd by the Domain master
+browser (N1_C) with the WINS server as soon as it was booted.</P
+><P
+>Once N2_B knows the address of the Domain master browser it
+tells it that is the local master browser for subnet 2 by
+sending a MasterAnnouncement packet as a UDP port 138 packet.
+It then synchronizes with it by doing a NetServerEnum2 call. This
+tells the Domain Master Browser to send it all the server
+names it knows about. Once the domain master browser receives
+the MasterAnnouncement packet it schedules a synchronization
+request to the sender of that packet. After both synchronizations
+are done the browse lists look like :</P
+><P
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>Subnet Browse Master List
+------ ------------- ----
+Subnet1 N1_C N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E,
+ N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*)
+
+Subnet2 N2_B N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D
+ N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*)
+
+Subnet3 N3_D N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D
+
+Servers with a (*) after them are non-authoritative names.</PRE
+></P
+><P
+>At this point users looking in their network neighborhood on
+subnets 1 or 2 will see all the servers on both, users on
+subnet 3 will still only see the servers on their own subnet.</P
+><P
+>The same sequence of events that occured for N2_B now occurs
+for the local master browser on subnet 3 (N3_D). When it
+synchronizes browse lists with the domain master browser (N1_A)
+it gets both the server entries on subnet 1, and those on
+subnet 2. After N3_D has synchronized with N1_C and vica-versa
+the browse lists look like.</P
+><P
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>Subnet Browse Master List
+------ ------------- ----
+Subnet1 N1_C N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E,
+ N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*),
+ N3_A(*), N3_B(*), N3_C(*), N3_D(*)
+
+Subnet2 N2_B N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D
+ N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*)
+
+Subnet3 N3_D N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D
+ N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*),
+ N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*)
+
+Servers with a (*) after them are non-authoritative names.</PRE
+></P
+><P
+>At this point users looking in their network neighborhood on
+subnets 1 or 3 will see all the servers on all sunbets, users on
+subnet 2 will still only see the servers on subnets 1 and 2, but not 3.</P
+><P
+>Finally, the local master browser for subnet 2 (N2_B) will sync again
+with the domain master browser (N1_C) and will recieve the missing
+server entries. Finally - and as a steady state (if no machines
+are removed or shut off) the browse lists will look like :</P
+><P
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>Subnet Browse Master List
+------ ------------- ----
+Subnet1 N1_C N1_A, N1_B, N1_C, N1_D, N1_E,
+ N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*),
+ N3_A(*), N3_B(*), N3_C(*), N3_D(*)
+
+Subnet2 N2_B N2_A, N2_B, N2_C, N2_D
+ N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*)
+ N3_A(*), N3_B(*), N3_C(*), N3_D(*)
+
+Subnet3 N3_D N3_A, N3_B, N3_C, N3_D
+ N1_A(*), N1_B(*), N1_C(*), N1_D(*), N1_E(*),
+ N2_A(*), N2_B(*), N2_C(*), N2_D(*)
+
+Servers with a (*) after them are non-authoritative names.</PRE
+></P
+><P
+>Synchronizations between the domain master browser and local
+master browsers will continue to occur, but this should be a
+steady state situation.</P
+><P
+>If either router R1 or R2 fails the following will occur:</P
+><P
+></P
+><OL
+TYPE="1"
+><LI
+><P
+> Names of computers on each side of the inaccessible network fragments
+ will be maintained for as long as 36 minutes, in the network neighbourhood
+ lists.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> Attempts to connect to these inaccessible computers will fail, but the
+ names will not be removed from the network neighbourhood lists.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> If one of the fragments is cut off from the WINS server, it will only
+ be able to access servers on its local subnet, by using subnet-isolated
+ broadcast NetBIOS name resolution. The effects are similar to that of
+ losing access to a DNS server.
+ </P
+></LI
+></OL
+></DIV
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2637">15.5. Setting up a WINS server</H1
+><P
+>Either a Samba machine or a Windows NT Server machine may be set up
+as a WINS server. To set a Samba machine to be a WINS server you must
+add the following option to the smb.conf file on the selected machine :
+in the [globals] section add the line </P
+><P
+><B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+> wins support = yes</B
+></P
+><P
+>Versions of Samba previous to 1.9.17 had this parameter default to
+yes. If you have any older versions of Samba on your network it is
+strongly suggested you upgrade to 1.9.17 or above, or at the very
+least set the parameter to 'no' on all these machines.</P
+><P
+>Machines with "<B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>wins support = yes</B
+>" will keep a list of
+all NetBIOS names registered with them, acting as a DNS for NetBIOS names.</P
+><P
+>You should set up only ONE wins server. Do NOT set the
+"<B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>wins support = yes</B
+>" option on more than one Samba
+server.</P
+><P
+>To set up a Windows NT Server as a WINS server you need to set up
+the WINS service - see your NT documentation for details. Note that
+Windows NT WINS Servers can replicate to each other, allowing more
+than one to be set up in a complex subnet environment. As Microsoft
+refuse to document these replication protocols Samba cannot currently
+participate in these replications. It is possible in the future that
+a Samba-&#62;Samba WINS replication protocol may be defined, in which
+case more than one Samba machine could be set up as a WINS server
+but currently only one Samba server should have the "wins support = yes"
+parameter set.</P
+><P
+>After the WINS server has been configured you must ensure that all
+machines participating on the network are configured with the address
+of this WINS server. If your WINS server is a Samba machine, fill in
+the Samba machine IP address in the "Primary WINS Server" field of
+the "Control Panel-&#62;Network-&#62;Protocols-&#62;TCP-&#62;WINS Server" dialogs
+in Windows 95 or Windows NT. To tell a Samba server the IP address
+of the WINS server add the following line to the [global] section of
+all smb.conf files :</P
+><P
+><B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+> wins server = &gt;name or IP address&lt;</B
+></P
+><P
+>where &gt;name or IP address&lt; is either the DNS name of the WINS server
+machine or its IP address.</P
+><P
+>Note that this line MUST NOT BE SET in the smb.conf file of the Samba
+server acting as the WINS server itself. If you set both the
+"<B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>wins support = yes</B
+>" option and the
+"<B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>wins server = &gt;name&lt;</B
+>" option then
+nmbd will fail to start.</P
+><P
+>There are two possible scenarios for setting up cross subnet browsing.
+The first details setting up cross subnet browsing on a network containing
+Windows 95, Samba and Windows NT machines that are not configured as
+part of a Windows NT Domain. The second details setting up cross subnet
+browsing on networks that contain NT Domains.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2656">15.6. Setting up Browsing in a WORKGROUP</H1
+><P
+>To set up cross subnet browsing on a network containing machines
+in up to be in a WORKGROUP, not an NT Domain you need to set up one
+Samba server to be the Domain Master Browser (note that this is *NOT*
+the same as a Primary Domain Controller, although in an NT Domain the
+same machine plays both roles). The role of a Domain master browser is
+to collate the browse lists from local master browsers on all the
+subnets that have a machine participating in the workgroup. Without
+one machine configured as a domain master browser each subnet would
+be an isolated workgroup, unable to see any machines on any other
+subnet. It is the presense of a domain master browser that makes
+cross subnet browsing possible for a workgroup.</P
+><P
+>In an WORKGROUP environment the domain master browser must be a
+Samba server, and there must only be one domain master browser per
+workgroup name. To set up a Samba server as a domain master browser,
+set the following option in the [global] section of the smb.conf file :</P
+><P
+><B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+> domain master = yes</B
+></P
+><P
+>The domain master browser should also preferrably be the local master
+browser for its own subnet. In order to achieve this set the following
+options in the [global] section of the smb.conf file :</P
+><P
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+> domain master = yes
+ local master = yes
+ preferred master = yes
+ os level = 65</PRE
+></P
+><P
+>The domain master browser may be the same machine as the WINS
+server, if you require.</P
+><P
+>Next, you should ensure that each of the subnets contains a
+machine that can act as a local master browser for the
+workgroup. Any NT machine should be able to do this, as will
+Windows 95 machines (although these tend to get rebooted more
+often, so it's not such a good idea to use these). To make a
+Samba server a local master browser set the following
+options in the [global] section of the smb.conf file :</P
+><P
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+> domain master = no
+ local master = yes
+ preferred master = yes
+ os level = 65</PRE
+></P
+><P
+>Do not do this for more than one Samba server on each subnet,
+or they will war with each other over which is to be the local
+master browser.</P
+><P
+>The "local master" parameter allows Samba to act as a local master
+browser. The "preferred master" causes nmbd to force a browser
+election on startup and the "os level" parameter sets Samba high
+enough so that it should win any browser elections.</P
+><P
+>If you have an NT machine on the subnet that you wish to
+be the local master browser then you can disable Samba from
+becoming a local master browser by setting the following
+options in the [global] section of the smb.conf file :</P
+><P
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+> domain master = no
+ local master = no
+ preferred master = no
+ os level = 0</PRE
+></P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2674">15.7. Setting up Browsing in a DOMAIN</H1
+><P
+>If you are adding Samba servers to a Windows NT Domain then
+you must not set up a Samba server as a domain master browser.
+By default, a Windows NT Primary Domain Controller for a Domain
+name is also the Domain master browser for that name, and many
+things will break if a Samba server registers the Domain master
+browser NetBIOS name (DOMAIN&gt;1B&lt;) with WINS instead of the PDC.</P
+><P
+>For subnets other than the one containing the Windows NT PDC
+you may set up Samba servers as local master browsers as
+described. To make a Samba server a local master browser set
+the following options in the [global] section of the smb.conf
+file :</P
+><P
+><PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+> domain master = no
+ local master = yes
+ preferred master = yes
+ os level = 65</PRE
+></P
+><P
+>If you wish to have a Samba server fight the election with machines
+on the same subnet you may set the "os level" parameter to lower
+levels. By doing this you can tune the order of machines that
+will become local master browsers if they are running. For
+more details on this see the section "FORCING SAMBA TO BE THE MASTER"
+below.</P
+><P
+>If you have Windows NT machines that are members of the domain
+on all subnets, and you are sure they will always be running then
+you can disable Samba from taking part in browser elections and
+ever becoming a local master browser by setting following options
+in the [global] section of the smb.conf file :</P
+><P
+><B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+> domain master = no
+ local master = no
+ preferred master = no
+ os level = 0</B
+></P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2684">15.8. Forcing samba to be the master</H1
+><P
+>Who becomes the "master browser" is determined by an election process
+using broadcasts. Each election packet contains a number of parameters
+which determine what precedence (bias) a host should have in the
+election. By default Samba uses a very low precedence and thus loses
+elections to just about anyone else.</P
+><P
+>If you want Samba to win elections then just set the "os level" global
+option in smb.conf to a higher number. It defaults to 0. Using 34
+would make it win all elections over every other system (except other
+samba systems!)</P
+><P
+>A "os level" of 2 would make it beat WfWg and Win95, but not NTAS. A
+NTAS domain controller uses level 32.</P
+><P
+>The maximum os level is 255</P
+><P
+>If you want samba to force an election on startup, then set the
+"preferred master" global option in smb.conf to "yes". Samba will
+then have a slight advantage over other potential master browsers
+that are not preferred master browsers. Use this parameter with
+care, as if you have two hosts (whether they are windows 95 or NT or
+samba) on the same local subnet both set with "preferred master" to
+"yes", then periodically and continually they will force an election
+in order to become the local master browser.</P
+><P
+>If you want samba to be a "domain master browser", then it is
+recommended that you also set "preferred master" to "yes", because
+samba will not become a domain master browser for the whole of your
+LAN or WAN if it is not also a local master browser on its own
+broadcast isolated subnet.</P
+><P
+>It is possible to configure two samba servers to attempt to become
+the domain master browser for a domain. The first server that comes
+up will be the domain master browser. All other samba servers will
+attempt to become the domain master browser every 5 minutes. They
+will find that another samba server is already the domain master
+browser and will fail. This provides automatic redundancy, should
+the current domain master browser fail.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2693">15.9. Making samba the domain master</H1
+><P
+>The domain master is responsible for collating the browse lists of
+multiple subnets so that browsing can occur between subnets. You can
+make samba act as the domain master by setting "domain master = yes"
+in smb.conf. By default it will not be a domain master.</P
+><P
+>Note that you should NOT set Samba to be the domain master for a
+workgroup that has the same name as an NT Domain.</P
+><P
+>When samba is the domain master and the master browser it will listen
+for master announcements (made roughly every twelve minutes) from local
+master browsers on other subnets and then contact them to synchronise
+browse lists.</P
+><P
+>If you want samba to be the domain master then I suggest you also set
+the "os level" high enough to make sure it wins elections, and set
+"preferred master" to "yes", to get samba to force an election on
+startup.</P
+><P
+>Note that all your servers (including samba) and clients should be
+using a WINS server to resolve NetBIOS names. If your clients are only
+using broadcasting to resolve NetBIOS names, then two things will occur:</P
+><P
+></P
+><OL
+TYPE="1"
+><LI
+><P
+> your local master browsers will be unable to find a domain master
+ browser, as it will only be looking on the local subnet.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> if a client happens to get hold of a domain-wide browse list, and
+ a user attempts to access a host in that list, it will be unable to
+ resolve the NetBIOS name of that host.
+ </P
+></LI
+></OL
+><P
+>If, however, both samba and your clients are using a WINS server, then:</P
+><P
+></P
+><OL
+TYPE="1"
+><LI
+><P
+> your local master browsers will contact the WINS server and, as long as
+ samba has registered that it is a domain master browser with the WINS
+ server, your local master browser will receive samba's ip address
+ as its domain master browser.
+ </P
+></LI
+><LI
+><P
+> when a client receives a domain-wide browse list, and a user attempts
+ to access a host in that list, it will contact the WINS server to
+ resolve the NetBIOS name of that host. as long as that host has
+ registered its NetBIOS name with the same WINS server, the user will
+ be able to see that host.
+ </P
+></LI
+></OL
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2711">15.10. Note about broadcast addresses</H1
+><P
+>If your network uses a "0" based broadcast address (for example if it
+ends in a 0) then you will strike problems. Windows for Workgroups
+does not seem to support a 0's broadcast and you will probably find
+that browsing and name lookups won't work.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN2714">15.11. Multiple interfaces</H1
+><P
+>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.</P
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