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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/BROWSING.txt b/docs/textdocs/BROWSING.txt index 2ca41e5624..ad12d4c722 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/BROWSING.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/BROWSING.txt @@ -7,14 +7,10 @@ Summary: This describes how to configure Samba for improved browsing. OVERVIEW: ========= - 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 +of machines that are available within the network. This list is called +the browse list and is heavily used by all SMB clients. Configuration +of SMB browsing has been problematic for some Samba users, hence this document. Browsing will NOT work if name resolution from NetBIOS names to IP @@ -63,10 +59,9 @@ 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. -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. +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. 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 |