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diff --git a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 index 5de989aff56..e2c8d4d2a38 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 +++ b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 @@ -467,6 +467,8 @@ read size remote announce +remote browse sync + root root dir @@ -3001,6 +3003,35 @@ browse masters if your network config is that stable. This option replaces similar functionality from the nmbd lmhosts file. +.SS remote browse sync (G) + +This option allows you to setup nmbd to periodically request synchronisation +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 synchronise 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 it's segment. + + .SS revalidate (S) This options controls whether Samba will allow a previously validated |