Questions tagged [netbios]
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How do I connect to a network share via the Windows Command Prompt?
Is there any way to connect to a network share via cmd.exe?
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Difference between NetBIOS and SMB
I'm also trying to discover the relationship between netbios-ssn typically running on Port 139 and microsoft-ds running on Port 445.
I understand that previously Port 139 was more popular with older machines and NetBIOS using the SMB protocol is…
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What is NetBIOS? Does Windows need its ports 137 and 138 open?
I never really understood NetBIOS. I didn't understand the Wikipedia article about it. I searched YouTube but couldn't find a video explaining what NetBIOS is.
What does NetBIOS do? I'm using a Windows XP machine and ports 137, 138 seem to be open…
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Find NetBIOS/WINS name of a IP
How can I find the NetBIOS/WINS name of a PC in my LAN
In suma:
I have the IP of a machine in my LAN
I want to get the name of the machine (if it has one)
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How to change NetBIOS name on macOS Mojave?
I need to change the NetBIOS Name under "System Preferences" -> "Network" -> "Advanced..." -> "WINS"; but I can click Ok, Apply or whatever; the OS will completely ignore my entry and keep the previous (default?) name.
Why the UI is broken? Why…
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Difference between NETBIOS, host name and computer name?
In windows if you go to Computer->Properties->Advanced System Settings->Computer Name, you can change the computer name, let's say from MYCOMPUTER to LEDZEPPELIN.
This changes the (1) computer name to LEDZEPPELIN.
It also changes the (2) hostname…
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NetBios lookup from command line/powershell in Vista
Am trying to resolve an IP address to its Netbios name via the command line or via powershell. the system I am using is Vista SP2 so I do not believe NBLookup.exe will work. are there any alternatives to this?
user15968
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Windows 8 wakes from sleep immediately with errors regarding "memory type range registers (MTRRs)"
After an arbitrary, but small amount of time, my computer wakes back up after going to sleep. I have attempted desperately to solve this issue, short of contacting any official support or re-installing Windows. I do not remember the problem…
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Why can I ping a computer using its IP address but not its computer name on my VPN?
We have a VPN set up that is a little troublesome. It doesnt assign a gateway IP address (a separate issue) but most annoyingly, I cant ping machines by their computer name, I have to use their IP address. Why?
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Cannot access Windows machines by Name over PPTP VPN but can access ip address
I have a PPTP VPN Incoming Network Connection setup on a windows 8.1 machine which is where I have all my computers setup on a local intranet (say machine X, Y and Z)
I VPN into the Windows 8.1 machine from my Windows 7 machine using the microsoft…
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What does nmbd stand for?
What does daemon "nmbd" stand for?
I want to know where come from the abbreviation to help remember the daemon name.
I assumed NetBIOS daemon. But what stand for remaining "m"?
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Referencing computers by their name between OS X and Windows operating systems
I just got an iMac and have connected it to my existing network (a Workgroup not a Domain) of computers that are all running Windows (XP, Server 08 R2, Win7).
From the iMac, I can successfully PING all Windows machines by their IP Address. However,…
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Is there any reason to run a WINS server on a small network?
Is there any compelling reason to be concerned with running a WINS server on a small network? What applications require the ability to resolve LANMan and/or NETBios names?
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Cannot access to any Windows share including localhost
I can't access any share from my operating system, including \\localhost and \\127.0.0.1.
I have Windows 7.
NetBIOS over IP is enabled, other computers in the network can access my shares and other computer's shares, but my operating system cannot…
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Master browser msbrowse registration
On a SMB/CIFS network using NetBIOS over TCP, the group name \x01\x02__MSBROWSE__\x02\x01 is registered, which is the master browser for the subnet.
If I have different domains/workgroups on my subnet, should I expect to see one of these…
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