[Xfce-bugs] [XFCE 0000112]: cross subnet smb browsing

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The following bug requires your FEEDBACK.
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http://bugs.xfce.org/view_bug_page.php?f_id=0000112
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Reporter:                   steelman
Handler:                    
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Project:                    XFCE
Bug ID:                     0000112
Category:                   xffm
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   tweak
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     feedback
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Date Submitted:             2004-02-06 16:25 GMT
Last Modified:              2004-02-07 14:37 GMT
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Summary:                    cross subnet smb browsing
Description: 
XFFM does not show all available smb workgroups/domains if they are on
different subnet. However, it is possible to get those names by:
1. runing nmblookup as it is now and tak IP of our MB
2. quering MB with smbclient and take workgroup names and their MBs.
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 edscott - 2004-02-07 14:37 GMT 
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Actually, xfsamba works the way you suggest. Each workgroup has one master
browser per subnet, and the only way to "see" workstations on the other
subnet is to query the master broswer on that subnet. Master browsers from
all subnets should appear in every MB workstation list, but you have to
guess which one is which.

MB from workgroups on other subnets may or may not appear on the local
subnet MB, depending on local routing network configuration and WINS set
up.

Please check xfsamba from xfce-3.18 (may coexist with xfce 4.x) and see if
it works better. There are some minor differences and a comparison
feedback would help.