From ff78c3bf5c3a73cf90f6517d9b2d6b8c12d22d68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jelmer Vernooij Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 22:14:04 +0000 Subject: Regenerate (This used to be commit 1ab5a3b17feb677425bb1071357c3dbabcc46c7e) --- docs/htmldocs/browsing-quick.html | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/htmldocs/browsing-quick.html') diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/browsing-quick.html b/docs/htmldocs/browsing-quick.html index 8c597e001f..680bdfc1de 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/browsing-quick.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/browsing-quick.html @@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ >Quick Cross Subnet Browsing / Cross Workgroup Browsing guidePrev Next

Chapter 3. Quick Cross Subnet Browsing / Cross Workgroup Browsing guide

Chapter 2. Quick Cross Subnet Browsing / Cross Workgroup Browsing guide

This document should be read in conjunction with Browsing and may be taken as the fast track guide to implementing browsing across subnets @@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ CLASS="SECT1" >

3.1. Discussion

2.1. Discussion

Firstly, all MS Windows networking is based on SMB (Server Message Block) based messaging. SMB messaging is implemented using NetBIOS. Samba @@ -129,7 +132,9 @@ CLASS="SECT1" >

3.2. Use of the "Remote Announce" parameter

2.2. Use of the "Remote Announce" parameter

The "remote announce" parameter of smb.conf can be used to forcibly ensure that all the NetBIOS names on a network get announced to a remote network. @@ -185,7 +190,9 @@ CLASS="SECT1" >

3.3. Use of the "Remote Browse Sync" parameter

2.3. Use of the "Remote Browse Sync" parameter

The "remote browse sync" parameter of smb.conf is used to announce to another LMB that it must synchronise it's NetBIOS name list with our @@ -193,9 +200,10 @@ Samba LMB. It works ONLY if the Samba server that has this option is simultaneously the LMB on it's network segment.

The syntax of the "remote browse sync" parameter is: +

	remote browse sync = a.b.c.d

remote browse sync = a.b.c.d where a.b.c.d is either the IP address of the remote LMB or else is the network broadcast address of the remote segment.

3.4. Use of WINS

2.4. Use of WINS

Use of WINS (either Samba WINS _or_ MS Windows NT Server WINS) is highly recommended. Every NetBIOS machine registers it's name together with a @@ -265,7 +275,9 @@ CLASS="SECT1" >

3.5. Do NOT use more than one (1) protocol on MS Windows machines

2.5. Do NOT use more than one (1) protocol on MS Windows machines

A very common cause of browsing problems results from installing more than one protocol on an MS Windows machine.

3.6. Name Resolution Order

2.6. Name Resolution Order

Resolution of NetBIOS names to IP addresses can take place using a number of methods. The only ones that can provide NetBIOS name_type information -are: -

Alternative means of name resolution includes: -

Alternative means of name resolution includes:

Many sites want to restrict DNS lookups and want to avoid broadcast name resolution traffic. The "name resolve order" parameter is of great help here. The syntax of the "name resolve order" parameter is:

	name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast host

name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast host _or_

	name resolve order = wins lmhosts  	(eliminates bcast and host)

name resolve order = wins lmhosts (eliminates bcast and host) The default is:

	name  resolve order = host lmhost wins bcast

name resolve order = host lmhost wins bcast. where "host" refers the the native methods used by the Unix system to implement the gethostbyname() function call. This is normally @@ -388,7 +400,7 @@ WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" >Prev NextImproved browsing in sambaHow to Install and Test SAMBALanMan and NT Password Encryption in SambaUser information database