Topic: Netbios Name Resolution
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What layer does dns and netbios name resolution both work?
DNS works on the Application layer. But I m not sure about the WINS. All I know is It is a Microsoft application used earlier as we use DNS now. Read More »
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What provides NetBIOS name to IP address resolution?
Lmhosts: provides NetBIOS-name-to-IP-address resolution Read More »
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How to enable netbios for NBNS name resolution?
Try making a change to your /etc/nsswitch.conf file: hosts: wins files dns Read More »
Source: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Linux_Networking/Q_220...
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you would have to copy it to each machine, could be done with a batch file or vb script
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Source: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Q_24663525.htm
Take a look here for explanation from Microsoft: = Microsoft TCP/IP Host Name Resolution Order = ( http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win2000/Q_21595860.html ) =How WINS Works= (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119493/EN-US/ ...
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From the link. Glenn How to disable NetBIOS name resolution on a domain-name system (DNS) while retaining other DNS functionality. To disable NetBIOS name resolution on a DNS server, change the string value EnableDNS in the registry key HKE...
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Is it configured to use itself as the WINS server?
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>>"As far as I can tell, if you have all win2k+ machines with a working Dynamic DNS, then the best thing is to disable netbios over tcp/ip and avoid WINS." Agreed, WINS in a Windows environment is usually only used if you still have some ol...
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here are some articles with (hopefully) helpfull information.... http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1020.html http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=237675 http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/system/win2000/dns/
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