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diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/misc/remoteannounce.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/misc/remoteannounce.xml index fc46a46e89..f4fe1d9538 100644 --- a/docs/smbdotconf/misc/remoteannounce.xml +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/misc/remoteannounce.xml @@ -4,28 +4,34 @@ type="list" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <description> - <para>This option allows you to setup <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle> + <para> + This option allows you to setup <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>to periodically announce itself - to arbitrary IP addresses with an arbitrary workgroup name.</para> + 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> + 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> + For example: +<programlisting> +<command moreinfo="none">remote announce = 192.168.2.255/SERVERS 192.168.4.255/STAFF</command> +</programlisting> + 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 <smbconfoption name="workgroup"/> parameter + is used instead. + </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 <smbconfoption name="workgroup"/> 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> + 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 <smbconfoption name="NetworkBrowsing"/>.</para> </description> |