enhancedbrowsing.xml   [plain text]

<samba:parameter name="enhanced browsing"
                 context="G"
                 advanced="1" developer="1"
                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
<listitem>
	<para>This option enables a couple of enhancements to 
	cross-subnet browse propagation that have been added in Samba 
	but which are not standard in Microsoft implementations.  
	</para>

	<para>The first enhancement to browse propagation consists of a regular
	wildcard query to a Samba WINS server for all Domain Master Browsers,
	followed by a browse synchronization with each of the returned
	DMBs. The second enhancement consists of a regular randomised browse
	synchronization with all currently known DMBs.</para>

	<para>You may wish to disable this option if you have a problem with empty
	workgroups not disappearing from browse lists. Due to the restrictions
	of the browse protocols these enhancements can cause a empty workgroup
	to stay around forever which can be annoying.</para>

	<para>In general you should leave this option enabled as it makes
	cross-subnet browse propagation much more reliable.</para>

	<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">enhanced browsing = yes</command></para>
</listitem>
</samba:parameter>