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

[vagy]

On Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:42:31 +0200, TAKAHASHI Motonobu <monyo at monyo.com>  
wrote:

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


Hi Takahashi,

thanx for the efforts, i'll try it out and post back here.

Cheers,
- vagy