This specifies the IP address (or DNS name: IP address for preference) of the WINS server that nmbd 8 should register with. If you have a WINS server on your network then you should set this to the WINS server's IP.
You should point this at your WINS server if you have a multi-subnetted network.
If you want to work in multiple namespaces, you can give every wins server a 'tag'. For each tag, only one (working) server will be queried for a name. The tag should be separated from the ip address by a colon.
You need to set up Samba to point to a WINS server if you have multiple subnets and wish cross-subnet browsing to work correctly. See the chapter in the Samba3-HOWTO on Network Browsing.
Example: mary:192.9.200.1 fred:192.168.3.199 mary:192.168.2.61
Example: 192.9.200.1 192.168.2.61
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Samba\smb_conf\wins server |
Value Name | wins server |
Value Type | REG_SZ |
Default Value |