From 4f5791ebd03eaec1c7da0865a383175b05102712 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sun, 5 May 2024 19:47:29 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 2:4.17.12+dfsg. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- docs-xml/smbdotconf/wins/dnsproxy.xml | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs-xml/smbdotconf/wins/dnsproxy.xml (limited to 'docs-xml/smbdotconf/wins/dnsproxy.xml') diff --git a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/wins/dnsproxy.xml b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/wins/dnsproxy.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..75d4446 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/wins/dnsproxy.xml @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ + + + Specifies that nmbd + 8 when acting as a WINS server and + finding that a NetBIOS name has not been registered, should treat the + NetBIOS name word-for-word as a DNS name and do a lookup with the DNS server + for that name on behalf of the name-querying client. + + Note that the maximum length for a NetBIOS name is 15 + characters, so the DNS name (or DNS alias) can likewise only be + 15 characters, maximum. + + nmbd spawns a second copy of itself to do the + DNS name lookup requests, as doing a name lookup is a blocking + action. + + +wins support +yes + -- cgit v1.2.3