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diff --git a/network/wsdd2/README b/network/wsdd2/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f5e8736ab7 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/wsdd2/README @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +wsdd2 (WSD/LLMNR Descovery/Name Service Daemon) + +Provides samba share descovery for clients who don't support netbios +or are running ip6 (which netbios does not support). +Effectively this allows modern windows computers to find samba +shares, and allows you to avoid smb1/smb2 for which there are many +exploits in the wild. This is based on the NETGEAR implimentation. + +NOTE: make sure you allow local ip6 connections in your samba config +otherwise there will be no shares found. if you use "hosts allow" +then add fc00::/7 fe80::/64 ::1 +to the list of your local ip4 addresses so that local ip6 pcs can +use your shares. + +NOTE2: make sure ports 5357 (tcp) and 3702 (udp) are open if you +are using a firewall. + +to get wsdd2 to run automatically on startup add the following lines +in /etc/rc.d/rc.local + +#start wsdd2 daemon if samba is configured +if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.wsdd2 ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.wsdd2 start +fi + +and to stop it on shutdown, add the following to +samba section in /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown + +if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.wsdd2 ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.wsdd2 stop +fi |