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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-05-05 17:47:29 +0000
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+<samba:parameter name="wins server"
+ context="G"
+ type="cmdlist"
+ function="wins_server_list"
+ xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
+<description>
+ <para>This specifies the IP address (or DNS name: IP
+ address for preference) of the WINS server that <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> should register with. If you have a WINS server on
+ your network then you should set this to the WINS server's IP.</para>
+
+ <para>You should point this at your WINS server if you have a
+ multi-subnetted network.</para>
+
+ <para>If you want to work in multiple namespaces, you can
+ give every wins server a 'tag'. For each tag, only one
+ (working) server will be queried for a name. The tag should be
+ separated from the ip address by a colon.
+ </para>
+
+ <note><para>You need to set up Samba to point
+ to a WINS server if you have multiple subnets and wish cross-subnet
+ browsing to work correctly.</para></note>
+ <para>See the chapter in the Samba3-HOWTO on Network Browsing.</para>
+</description>
+
+<value type="default"></value>
+<value type="example">mary:192.9.200.1 fred:192.168.3.199 mary:192.168.2.61
+ <comment>For this example when querying a certain name, 192.19.200.1 will
+ be asked first and if that doesn't respond 192.168.2.61. If either
+ of those doesn't know the name 192.168.3.199 will be queried.</comment></value>
+
+<value type="example">192.9.200.1 192.168.2.61</value>
+</samba:parameter>