1 <samba:parameter name="wins server"
3 basic="1" advanced="1" wizard="1" developer="1"
4 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
6 <para>This specifies the IP address (or DNS name: IP
7 address for preference) of the WINS server that <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
8 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> should register with. If you have a WINS server on
9 your network then you should set this to the WINS server's IP.</para>
11 <para>You should point this at your WINS server if you have a
12 multi-subnetted network.</para>
14 <para>If you want to work in multiple namespaces, you can
15 give every wins server a 'tag'. For each tag, only one
16 (working) server will be queried for a name. The tag should be
17 seperated from the ip address by a colon.
20 <note><para>You need to set up Samba to point
21 to a WINS server if you have multiple subnets and wish cross-subnet
22 browsing to work correctly.</para></note>
24 <para>See the <link linkend="NetworkBrowsing"/>.</para>
26 <para>Default: <emphasis>not enabled</emphasis></para>
28 <para>Example: <command>wins server = mary:192.9.200.1 fred:192.168.3.199 mary:192.168.2.61</command></para>
30 <para>For this example when querying a certain name, 192.19.200.1 will
31 be asked first and if that doesn't respond 192.168.2.61. If either
32 of those doesn't know the name 192.168.3.199 will be queried.
35 <para>Example: <command>wins server = 192.9.200.1 192.168.2.61</command></para>