1<samba:parameter name="netbios name" 2 context="G" 3 basic="1" advanced="1" wizard="1" developer="1" 4 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> 5<description> 6 <para> 7 This sets the NetBIOS name by which a Samba server is known. By default it is the same as the first component 8 of the host's DNS name. If a machine is a browse server or logon server this name (or the first component of 9 the hosts DNS name) will be the name that these services are advertised under. 10 </para> 11 12 <para> 13 There is a bug in Samba-3 that breaks operation of browsing and access to shares if the netbios name 14 is set to the literal name <literal>PIPE</literal>. To avoid this problem, do not name your Samba-3 15 server <literal>PIPE</literal>. 16 </para> 17</description> 18 19<related>netbios aliases</related> 20<value type="default"><comment>machine DNS name</comment></value> 21<value type="example">MYNAME</value> 22</samba:parameter> 23