Become backup browser

Christopher R. Hertel crh at nts.umn.edu
Mon Oct 1 08:45:02 GMT 2001


> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to know whether there is any plan to make the nmbd code send
> "BecomeBackup" datagrams, so that there can be backup browse servers in a
> large WG; I have setup a large WG on a single subnet (>300 machines), in
> which samba is both LMB and DMB; and is being overwhelmed by
> NetServerEnum requests. 

Hmmm...  I didn't know we didn't do this.

If you could suggest a patch...   :)

Chris -)-----

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crh at nts.umn.edu              Networking and Telecommunications Services

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