1 <samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
2 <term><anchor id="DNSPROXY"/>dns proxy (G)</term>
3 <listitem><para>Specifies that <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
4 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> when acting as a WINS server and
5 finding that a NetBIOS name has not been registered, should treat the
6 NetBIOS name word-for-word as a DNS name and do a lookup with the DNS server
7 for that name on behalf of the name-querying client.</para>
9 <para>Note that the maximum length for a NetBIOS name is 15
10 characters, so the DNS name (or DNS alias) can likewise only be
11 15 characters, maximum.</para>
13 <para><command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> spawns a second copy of itself to do the
14 DNS name lookup requests, as doing a name lookup is a blocking
17 <para>See also the parameter <link linkend="WINSSUPPORT"><parameter moreinfo="none">
18 wins support</parameter></link>.</para>
20 <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">dns proxy = yes</command></para></listitem>