1 <samba:parameter name="remote browse sync"
3 advanced="1" developer="1"
5 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
7 <para>This option allows you to setup <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
8 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to periodically request
9 synchronization of browse lists with the master browser of a Samba
10 server that is on a remote segment. This option will allow you to
11 gain browse lists for multiple workgroups across routed networks. This
12 is done in a manner that does not work with any non-Samba servers.</para>
14 <para>This is useful if you want your Samba server and all local
15 clients to appear in a remote workgroup for which the normal browse
16 propagation rules don't work. The remote workgroup can be anywhere
17 that you can send IP packets to.</para>
19 <para>For example:</para>
21 <para><command moreinfo="none">remote browse sync = 192.168.2.255 192.168.4.255</command></para>
23 <para>the above line would cause <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> to request
24 the master browser on the specified subnets or addresses to
25 synchronize their browse lists with the local server.</para>
27 <para>The IP addresses you choose would normally be the broadcast
28 addresses of the remote networks, but can also be the IP addresses
29 of known browse masters if your network config is that stable. If
30 a machine IP address is given Samba makes NO attempt to validate
31 that the remote machine is available, is listening, nor that it
32 is in fact the browse master on its segment.</para>
35 <value type="default"></value>