Sometimes a single server has to serve multiple NetBIOS names. Rick Vanover shares this trick to having one server work double duty in the NetBIOS department. A server’s NetBIOS name is what we still ...

NetBIOS alone should not give you many headaches. Unfortunately, when NetBIOS problems occur they can be difficult to detect. Understanding how NetBIOS works is the key. One of the important steps in ...

We are in the middle of a Novell to W2K migration. It would be VERY helpful if we could get some of our W2K DCs to respond to multiple NetBIOs names. <P><BR>Long and short of it is that when the ...

Support for the NetBIOS protocol in Windows when running in a TCP/IP network. NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NBT) supports legacy applications that use the NetBIOS protocol as well as the NetBIOS name server ...

With the slow but steady migration to Windows 2000, NetBIOS receives another stay of execution. So, how does this collective pet peeve affect you? The most power and function you can get from ...

NetBIOS, short for Network Basic Input/Output System, is a Windows API used when DNS is not available. It runs over TCP/IP as a fallback method and is not enabled by default. However, Microsoft ...

I am writing a security doc for a company that wants to run Checkpoing Firewall1/VP1 on a Windows 2000 server. They want a complete locked down box. I want to completely disable NetBios. Here is what ...

Some Windows users are skeptical about two protocols, NetBIOS over TCP/IP and LLMNR. These protocols are responsible for the compatibility of your network with the legacy Windows version. However, ...