From 4ea9be5467b6274ec2074af8c6438d42415d8fb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jelmer Vernooij Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:01:19 +0000 Subject: Regenerate docs (This used to be commit 3d61303ea9783e01796a90e74efb3457ef76497f) --- docs/htmldocs/improved-browsing.html | 104 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/htmldocs/improved-browsing.html') diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/improved-browsing.html b/docs/htmldocs/improved-browsing.html index 5fa18c113c..3817bbece8 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/improved-browsing.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/improved-browsing.html @@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ CLASS="CHAPTER" >Chapter 22. Improved browsing in sambaChapter 23. Improved browsing in samba

22.1. Overview of browsing23.1. Overview of browsing

SMB networking provides a mechanism by which clients can access a list @@ -112,12 +112,18 @@ CLASS="SECT1" >

22.2. Browsing support in samba23.2. Browsing support in samba

Samba facilitates browsing. The browsing is supported by nmbd -and is also controlled by options in the smb.conf file (see smb.conf(5)). +>Samba facilitates browsing. The browsing is supported by nmbd +and is also controlled by options in the smb.conf file. Samba can act as a local browse master for a workgroup and the ability for samba to support domain logons and scripts is now available.

22.3. Problem resolution23.3. Problem resolution

If something doesn't work then hopefully the log.nmb file will help @@ -234,15 +240,18 @@ server resources.

The other big problem people have is that their broadcast address, netmask or IP address is wrong (specified with the "interfaces" option -in smb.conf)

smb.conf)

22.4. Browsing across subnets23.4. Browsing across subnets

Since the release of Samba 1.9.17(alpha1) Samba has been @@ -266,14 +275,17 @@ another subnet without using a WINS server.

smb.conf file.

22.4.1. How does cross subnet browsing work ?23.4.1. How does cross subnet browsing work ?

Cross subnet browsing is a complicated dance, containing multiple @@ -483,13 +495,16 @@ CLASS="SECT1" >

22.5. Setting up a WINS server23.5. Setting up a WINS server

Either a Samba machine or a Windows NT Server machine may be set up as a WINS server. To set a Samba machine to be a WINS server you must -add the following option to the smb.conf file on the selected machine : +add the following option to the smb.conf file on the selected machine : in the [globals] section add the line

smb.conf files :

where >name or IP address< is either the DNS name of the WINS server machine or its IP address.

Note that this line MUST NOT BE SET in the smb.conf file of the Samba +>Note that this line MUST NOT BE SET in the smb.conf file of the Samba server acting as the WINS server itself. If you set both the

22.6. Setting up Browsing in a WORKGROUP23.6. Setting up Browsing in a WORKGROUP

To set up cross subnet browsing on a network containing machines @@ -588,7 +609,10 @@ cross subnet browsing possible for a workgroup.

In an WORKGROUP environment the domain master browser must be a Samba server, and there must only be one domain master browser per workgroup name. To set up a Samba server as a domain master browser, -set the following option in the [global] section of the smb.conf file :

smb.conf file :

The domain master browser should also preferrably be the local master browser for its own subnet. In order to achieve this set the following -options in the [global] section of the smb.conf file :

smb.conf file :

smb.conf file :
22.7. Setting up Browsing in a DOMAIN23.7. Setting up Browsing in a DOMAIN
If you are adding Samba servers to a Windows NT Domain then
@@ -745,7 +775,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1"
 CLASS="SECT1"
 >22.8. Forcing samba to be the master23.8. Forcing samba to be the master
Who becomes the 
22.9. Making samba the domain master23.9. Making samba the domain master
The domain master is responsible for collating the browse lists of
@@ -904,8 +934,8 @@ CLASS="SECT1"
 >
22.10. Note about broadcast addresses23.10. Note about broadcast addresses
If your network uses a "0" based broadcast address (for example if it
@@ -918,8 +948,8 @@ CLASS="SECT1"
 >
22.11. Multiple interfaces23.11. Multiple interfaces
Samba now supports machines with multiple network interfaces.  If you
@@ -927,10 +957,10 @@ have multiple interfaces then you will need to use the interfaces
-option in smb.conf to configure them.  See smb.conf(5) for details.
smb.conf to configure them.