dit(bf(-B broadcast address)) Send the query to the given broadcast
address. Without this option the default behavior of nmblookup is to
send the query to the broadcast address of the primary network
-interface as either auto-detected or defined in the url(bf(smb.conf
-(5)))(smb.conf.5.html) file.
+interface as either auto-detected or defined in the
+url(bf(interfaces))(smb.conf.5.html#interfaces) parameter of the
+url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) file.
dit(bf(-U unicast address)) Do a unicast query to the specified
address or host tt("unicast address"). This option (along with the
running the server.
The server name is looked up according to the url(bf(name resolve
-order))(smbclient.1.html#name_resolve_order) parameter in the smb.conf
+order))(smbclient.1.html#name resolve order) parameter in the smb.conf
file, allowing an administrator to change the order and methods by
which server names are looked up.
If this parameter is not set then the name resolver order defined
in the url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file parameter
-url((bf(name resolve order))(smb.conf.5.html#name resolve order)
+url((bf(name resolve order)))(smb.conf.5.html#name resolve order)
will be used.
The default order is lmhosts, host, wins, bcast and without this
-parameter or any entry in the url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html)
-file the name resolution methods will be attempted in this order.
+parameter or any entry in the url(bf("name resolve
+order"))(smb.conf.5.html#name resolve order) parameter of the
+url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file the name resolution methods
+will be attempted in this order.
dit(bf(-M NetBIOS name)) This options allows you to send messages,
using the "WinPopup" protocol, to another computer. Once a connection
You may also find the bf(-U) and bf(-I) options useful, as they allow
you to control the FROM and TO parts of the message.
-See the message command section of bf(smb.conf (5)) for a description
-of how to handle incoming WinPopup messages in Samba.
+See the url(bf(message command))(smb.conf.5.html#message command)
+parameter in the bf(smb.conf (5)) for a description of how to handle
+incoming WinPopup messages in Samba.
Note: Copy WinPopup into the startup group on your WfWg PCs if you
want them to always be able to receive messages.
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-dit(bf(-W WORKGROUP)) Override the default workgroup specified in
-smb.conf for this connection. This may be needed to connect to some
-servers.
+dit(bf(-W WORKGROUP)) Override the default workgroup specified in the
+url(bf(workgroup))(smb.conf.5.html#workgroup) parameter of the
+url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file for this connection. This may
+be needed to connect to some servers.
label(minusT) dit(bf(-T tar options)) smbclient may be used to create
bf(tar (1)) compatible backups of all the files on an SMB/CIFS
designed for use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log
data, most of which is extremely cryptic.
-dit(bf(-l log file)) If specified, em(logfile) specifies a log filename
-into which informational and debug messages from the running server
-will be logged. The log file generated is never removed by the server
-although its size may be controlled by an bf(smb.conf (5)) option.
-The default log file name is specified at compile time.
-
-dit(bf(-O socket options)) See the socket options section of bf(smb.conf
-(5)) for details.
+dit(bf(-l log file)) If specified, em(logfile) specifies a log
+filename into which informational and debug messages from the running
+server will be logged. The log file generated is never removed by the
+server although its size may be controlled by the url(bf(max log
+size))(smb.conf.5.html#max log size) option in the url(bf(smb.conf
+(5)))(smb.conf.5.html) file. The default log file name is specified
+at compile time.
+
+dit(bf(-O socket options)) See the url(bf(socket
+options))(smb.conf.5.html#socket options) parameter in the
+url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) file for details.
dit(bf(-p port number)) port number is a positive integer value. The
default value if this parameter is not specified is 139.