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7.3.4 Name Resolution Configuration Options

Samba's WINS options are shown in Table 7.5.


Table 7.5: WINS Options

Option

Parameters

Function

Default

Scope

wins support

boolean

If set to yes, Samba will act as a WINS server.

no

Global

wins server

string (IP address or DNS name)

Identifies a WINS server for Samba to use for name registration and resolution.

None

Global

wins proxy

boolean

Allows Samba to act as a proxy to a WINS server on another subnet.

no

Global

dns proxy

boolean

If set to yes, a Samba WINS server will search DNS if it cannot find a name in WINS.

no

Global

name resolve order

lmhosts, hosts, wins, or bcast

Specifies an order of the methods used to resolve NetBIOS names.

lmhosts hosts wins bcast

Global

max ttl

numerical

Specifies the maximum time-to-live in seconds for a requested NetBIOS names.

259200 ( 3 days)

Global

max wins ttl

numerical

Specifies the maximum time-to-live in seconds for NetBIOS names given out by Samba as a WINS server.

518400 (6 days)

Global

min wins ttl

numerical

Specifies the minimum time-to-live in seconds for NetBIOS names given out by Samba as a WINS server.

21600 (6 hours)

Global

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