From: vagy <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:28:03 +0200 > On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:36:56 +0200, TAKAHASHI Motonobu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> From: vagy <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:34:37 +0200 >> >>> i am about to implement cross subnet browsing/sharing >>> and I was wondering if the following configuration >>> would do it, so i would like your opinion: >>> >>> 1. There are two subnets separated by a simple router (no firewalls) >>> >>> 2. Each subnet will have a mixture of Win7/WinXP and Linux hosts. >>> >>> 3. Each subnet will have its own Samba3 LMB (but not DMB) >>> and its own samba4WINS server. Each client host in each subnet >>> will be DHCP configured with their respective WINS server. >>> The LMB will also be configured to use the samba4WINS server. >>> >>> 4. The two samba3 LMB servers will "remote browse sync" with each other. >>> Thats how the browse lists will be exchanged. >>> >>> 5. The two samba4WINS servers will replicate with each other. >>> Thats how the host names will be exchanged. >>> >>> Do you think that will turn out to be a working configuration? >> >> As far as I examined, "remote browse sync" did not work as I expected. >> Sample smb.conf that I examined the behavior is: >> >> ----- >> [global] >> workgroup = SAMBAxx >> domain master = yes >> wins support = yes >> remote browse sync = x.x.x.x >> ----- >> >> Samba has to be WINS server and DMB. > > I don't have much experience with these settings myself. > Nevertheless, i think "domain master = yes" and "remote browse sync" > shouldn't be used together.
The smb.conf above is the only one which works well as far as I examined. "domain master = yes" is needed because "remote browse sync = yes" uses master browser announcement to search another peer. Of course, I think this implementation is a bit curious... --- TAKAHASHI Motonobu <[email protected]> / @damemonyo facebook.com/takahashi.motonobu -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
