From 5cd3d3f14ef56ff5f1d92aba0174649f3d368f66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Bokovoy Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 15:27:19 +0000 Subject: Add new framework for smb.conf(5). Please read README before trying to compile. I will commit more meta-information updates during week-end. (This used to be commit 8d684dffab6a90b3d612a1aa2b2c457a2bc2e6ac) --- .../docbook/smbdotconf/browse/enhancedbrowsing.xml | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/docbook/smbdotconf/browse/enhancedbrowsing.xml (limited to 'docs/docbook/smbdotconf/browse/enhancedbrowsing.xml') diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/browse/enhancedbrowsing.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/browse/enhancedbrowsing.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cf8d3e54b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/browse/enhancedbrowsing.xml @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ + + enhanced browsing (G) + This option enables a couple of enhancements to + cross-subnet browse propagation that have been added in Samba + but which are not standard in Microsoft implementations. + + + The first enhancement to browse propagation consists of a regular + wildcard query to a Samba WINS server for all Domain Master Browsers, + followed by a browse synchronization with each of the returned + DMBs. The second enhancement consists of a regular randomised browse + synchronization with all currently known DMBs. + + You may wish to disable this option if you have a problem with empty + workgroups not disappearing from browse lists. Due to the restrictions + of the browse protocols these enhancements can cause a empty workgroup + to stay around forever which can be annoying. + + In general you should leave this option enabled as it makes + cross-subnet browse propagation much more reliable. + + Default: enhanced browsing = yes + + -- cgit