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http://de.samba.org/samba/docs/using_samba/ch07.html

Browser elections are decided in multiple rounds of self-elimination. During each round, potential browsers broadcast election request datagrams containing their qualifications to notify other potential browsers that an election is happening and that if the recipient is more qualified, it should also broadcast a bid. When a potential browser receives an election request datagram from a more qualified opponent, it drops out, disqualifying itself from becoming the master browser. Otherwise, it responds with its own election request datagram. After a few rounds, only one potential browser is left in the election. After an additional four rounds of sending out an election request datagram and receiving no response, it becomes the master browser and sends a broadcast datagram announcing itself as the local master browser for the subnet. It then assigns runners-up in the election as backup browsers, as needed.

Судя по этим строчкам Backup browsers назначаются Master Browser'ом победившим на "демократических выборах"

ээээ, а я всегда считал этот параметр позволяет задать список IP-адресов, по которым демон nmbd будет переодически анонсировать себя. Т.е. тут ставятся IP-адреса "серверов просмотра" %о))) ... типаremote ennounce = 192.168.1.66 192.168.2.123/WORKGROUPNAME разве нет???

Опять же судя по

With the remote announce option, list the subnets and the workgroup that should receive the broadcast. For example, to ensure that machines in the 172.16.2 and 172.16.3 subnets and the METRAN workgroup are sent broadcast information from our Samba server, we could specify the following:

[global]
remote announce = 172.16.2.255/METRAN \
172.16.3.255/METRAN

Указываются СЕТИ, а не хосты. (Хотя если принудительно указать Сервера просмотра функционирующие в данных сетях, то эффект будет тот же)