Apparently, when you disable NetBIOS over TCP, file & printer sharing *should* use direct host SMB to function according to MS.<BR><BR>However, this is not the case with my setup. Once NetBIOS/TCP ...

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 ...

Nothing else will function correctly without properly functional internal DNS server. Don't bother with NetBIOS. It was unreliable garbage 20 years back when it was relevant. Today? Just don't even.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Specify the NetBIOS or MNetBIOS access method, as applicable. Specify a server name. Specifying the NetBIOS or MNetBIOS Access Method at the Client You must specify either the NetBIOS or the MNetBIOS ...

Various errors may occur when you initially try to establish a connection over a network with the NetBIOS access method. Many of these problems are related to 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 ...