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diff --git a/docs/manpages/nmblookup.1 b/docs/manpages/nmblookup.1 index 12367f9efd..90b1864409 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/nmblookup.1 +++ b/docs/manpages/nmblookup.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH "nmblookup" "1" "23 Oct 1998" "Samba" "SAMBA" +.TH "nmblookup " "1" "23 Oct 1998" "Samba" "SAMBA" .PP .SH "NAME" nmblookup \- NetBIOS over TCP/IP client used to lookup NetBIOS names @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This program is part of the \fBSamba\fP suite\&. .PP \fBnmblookup\fP is used to query NetBIOS names and map them to IP addresses in a network using NetBIOS over TCP/IP queries\&. The options -allow the name queries to be directed at a particlar IP broadcast area +allow the name queries to be directed at a particular IP broadcast area or to a particular machine\&. All queries are done over UDP\&. .PP .SH "OPTIONS" @@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ rfc1002 for details\&. .IP .IP "\fB-S\fP" Once the name query has returned an IP address then do a -node status query as well\&. +node status query as well\&. A node status query returns the NetBIOS names +registered by a host\&. .IP .IP "\fB-r\fP" Try and bind to UDP port 137 to send and receive UDP datagrams\&. The reason for this option is a bug in Windows 95 where it ignores the source port of the requesting packet and only replies to -UDP port 137\&. Unfortunately, on most UNIX systems root privillage is +UDP port 137\&. Unfortunately, on most UNIX systems root privilage is needed to bind to this port, and in addition, if the \fBnmbd\fP daemon is running on this machine it also binds to this port\&. @@ -84,12 +85,12 @@ level\fP parameter in the \fBsmb\&.conf .IP .IP "\fB-s smb\&.conf\fP" This parameter specifies the pathname to the -Samba configuration file, smb\&.conf\&. This file controls all aspects of -the Samba setup on the machine and smbclient also needs to read this -file\&. +Samba configuration file, \fBsmb\&.conf\fP\&. +This file controls all aspects of +the Samba setup on the machine\&. .IP .IP "\fB-i scope\fP" -This specifies a NetBIOS scope that smbclient will use +This specifies a NetBIOS scope that \fBnmblookup\fP will use to communicate with when generating NetBIOS names\&. For details on the use of NetBIOS scopes, see rfc1001\&.txt and rfc1002\&.txt\&. NetBIOS scopes are \fIvery\fP rarely used, only set this parameter if you are the @@ -100,14 +101,15 @@ communicate with\&. This is the NetBIOS name being queried\&. Depending upon the previous options this may be a NetBIOS name or IP address\&. If a NetBIOS name then the different name types may be specified by -appending \f(CW#<type>\fP to the name\&. +appending \f(CW#<type>\fP to the name\&. This name may also be \f(CW"*"\fP, +which will return all registered names within a broadcast area\&. .IP .PP .SH "EXAMPLES" .PP -\fBnmblookup\fP can be used to query a WINS server (in the same way \&.B -nslookup is used to query DNS servers)\&. To query a WINS server, -nmblookup must be called like this: +\fBnmblookup\fP can be used to query a WINS server (in the same way +\fBnslookup\fP is used to query DNS servers)\&. To query a WINS server, +\fBnmblookup\fP must be called like this: .PP \f(CWnmblookup -U server -R \'name\'\fP .PP @@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ This man page is correct for version 2\&.0 of the Samba suite\&. .SH "AUTHOR" .PP The original Samba software and related utilities were created by -Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@samba\&.anu\&.edu\&.au)\&. Samba is now developed +Andrew Tridgell \fIsamba-bugs@samba\&.anu\&.edu\&.au\fP\&. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed\&. .PP |