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Note
nmbd
can be configured as a WINS server, but it is not
necessary to specifically use Samba as your WINS server. MS Windows
NT4, Server or Advanced Server 200x can be configured as
your WINS server. In a mixed NT/200x server and Samba environment on
a WAN, it is recommended that you use the Microsoft
WINS server capabilities. In a Samba-only environment, it is
recommended that you use one and only one Samba server as the WINS server.
To get browsing to work, you need to run
nmbd
as usual, but must
use the
workgroup option in smb.conf
to control what workgroup Samba becomes a part of.
Samba also has a useful option for a Samba server to offer itself for
browsing on another subnet. It is recommended that this option is
used only for “unusual” purposes: announcements over the Internet, for
example. See
remote announce in the
smb.conf man page.
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