[Samba] Keeping a list of NetBIOS names on a network?

[Gerald Carter]

John H Terpstra - Samba Team wrote:
> On 08/17/2009 12:53 PM, Matthew Dempsky wrote:
>> I'm trying to make some DNS server software aware of NetBIOS names on
>> the local network.  Is there an easy and efficient way using Samba to
>> keep track of what NetBIOS names are present?
>>
>> Thanks.
> 
> Use the "findsmb" utility that ships as part of the Samba tarball.
> Hopefully your favorite Linux distribution does include it.

Another alternative would be to look at integrating your
DNS server with nmbd, perhaps using the wins.dat (or whatever
the WINS db is backed up to now).







cheers, jerry
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