[Samba] Cross-subnet browsing with LMBs + remote browse sync + samba4WINS

[TAKAHASHI Motonobu]

From: vagy <vagy at freemail.gr>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:08:57 +0200

>>> Btw how did you examine it? Did you setup a test lab
>>> that implements the setup as i described it?
>>
>> - Setup 2 subnets connected via a router
>> - Setup 2 Samba box in each subnet, each smb.conf is like
>>
>> -----
>> [global]
>>   workgroup = SAMBAxx
>>   domain master = yes
>>   wins support = yes
>>   remote browse sync = x.x.x.x
>> ------
>>
>> - x.x.x.x means the IP address of another peer.
>> - SAMBAxx means the unique workgroup name (for example SAMBA01 and SAMBA02)
>>
>> Then, each Samba box exchanges its browse list.
>>
>> ---
>> TAKAHASHI Motonobu <monyo at monyo.com> / @damemonyo
>>                    facebook.com/takahashi.motonobu
> 
> Hi Takahashi,
> 
> thats very interesting and is a fallback scenario in case
> samba4WINS doesn't work. Maybe the need for a DMB comes
> from the fact that you used two different workgroups?
> What if workgroup=SAME in both smb.conf?

I used two different workgroups. One is SAMBA01, the other is SAMBA02.

If I use same workgroup name, then they should be recognized as a domain.

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TAKAHASHI Motonobu <monyo at monyo.com> / @damemonyo 
                   facebook.com/takahashi.motonobu