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) --- docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remotebrowsesync.xml | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remotebrowsesync.xml (limited to 'docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remotebrowsesync.xml') diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remotebrowsesync.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remotebrowsesync.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8b0d863ed7 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remotebrowsesync.xml @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ + + remote browse sync (G) + This option allows you to setup nmbd(8) to periodically request + synchronization of browse lists with the master browser of a Samba + server that is on a remote segment. This option will allow you to + gain browse lists for multiple workgroups across routed networks. This + is done in a manner that does not work with any non-Samba servers. + + This is useful if you want your Samba server and all local + clients 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. + + For example: + + remote browse sync = 192.168.2.255 192.168.4.255 + + + the above line would cause nmbd to request + the master browser on the specified subnets or addresses to + synchronize their browse lists with the local server. + + 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. If + a machine IP address is given Samba makes NO attempt to validate + that the remote machine is available, is listening, nor that it + is in fact the browse master on its segment. + + Default: remote browse sync = <empty string> + + + -- cgit