This parameter controls the name that multicast DNS support advertises as its' hostname.
The default is to use the NETBIOS name which is typically the hostname in all capital letters.
A setting of mdns will defer the hostname configuration to the MDNS library that is used.
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Samba\smb_conf\mdns name |
Value Name | mdns name |
Value Type | REG_SZ |
Default Value | netbios |