Questions tagged [netbios]
NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) is an API providing services related to the session layer of the OSI model allowing applications on separate computers to communicate over a local area network.
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How are (NetBIOS?) names being resolved on my network?
Firstly, i have little understanding of Windows Network Discovery, and how NetBIOS operates. I don't like it, and i try to ignore it. I have a server on my LAN, which (among other things) is acting as ...
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Share with netbiosDomain in Name from GPO "Set user home folder"
I have configured the group policy "Set user home folder" which is located under "Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > System > User Profiles"....
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Can get the NETBIOS status of an IP address but cannot lookup the corresponding name
I have tried on my macOS to lookup the NETBIOS name of my workstation. I find out that I can get the status of NETBIOS name corresponding to the private IP of my workstation using smbutil status. ...
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create samba share with SMBv1 and multiple networks to separate old machine?
i have a very specific scenario i'm trying to achieve. I'm using a pretty old machine that relies on SMBv1 AND Netbios Name to find its working data. Currently i'm running a separate computer with ...
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Windows 10 creating multiple NetBIOS sessions to Microsoft
I apologize if this question has already been answered, and if this is a dumb question, please be gentle. I am having difficulties trying to find a good explanation to this.
I was going thru my ...
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Why nbtstat -A ip , returns "host not found" in win10 virtualbox and on server 2003 it returns remote machine name table?
How to get nbtstat -A ip to return remote machine name table on win10?
Both(not running at the same time) have in virtualbox network adapter "Bridget adapter"
On win 10(firewall disabled):
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Cloud Sync and NETBIOSNAME mapping issue
I have an issue related to cloud sync and mechanism of mapping attributes. In details I have domain where the name is like "abc.domain.local" After run synchronization I discovered that ...
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What is the reason for performing First level encoding on NetBIOS Names?
Reference: RFC 1001
In simple terms, each character is split into two parts based on its ASCII value, and each part is then added to A (0x41) to form two new characters.
For example, the character W ...
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NETBIOS over wifi does not see the ethernet machines in the same subnet
Subnet 192.168.0.* has fifteen NETBIOS-capable devices, all on the same workgroup name. The devices are a mix of Windows, Ubuntu, and Zorin (reskinned Ubuntu), and a network printer. Several of the ...
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is localhost considered a NETBIOS name?
NETBIOS computer name is host name.
is "localhost" considered NETBIOS name?
for example local computer name is "CORP-DESKTOP", CORP-DESKTOP is NETBIOS name, is localhost NETBIOS ...
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What useful work a netbios on an ethernet do
This is more about basic understanding NetBIOS. I read NetBIOSis an API and if I understand correctly NetBIOS can be used directly on an Ethernet network without TCP/IP or NetBEUI.
What useful ...
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Meaning of DNSEnabledForWINSResolution
I am trying to interpret the results of wmic nicconfig list full, and I do not understand the meaning of DNSEnabledForWINSResolution.
If I consider the name, I would think that if I try to resolve a ...
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How to force Windows to resolve LAN hostnames via DNS?
Forget everything you've read about Windows hostname resolution, because it's wrong when it comes to LAN (unqualified) hostnames. No matter what I try, Windows will not contact the configured DNS ...
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How and why a host can have multiple netbios names?
As per article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetBIOS, section 'NetBIOS name vs Internet host name' says
When NetBIOS is run in conjunction with Internet protocols (e.g., NBT), each computer may have ...
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smbclient stopped working, returns NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME
No config changes on the VM or host occurred; results from Google and SE didn't solve issue
I have been using a script to backup some stuff from a Debian VM onto a Windows 7 host (the Debian VM sits ...
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How does mapping via Netbios work when the remote host has multiple drives?
Say i want to map a folder on a remote host on my device, for example
net use Y: \\Server001\Videos
So far so good, not a problem. But what i dont understand is, what happens if the remote host ...
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Should I virtualize my PC or otherwise automate my PC install?
As I went through a new install/setup of my PC (typically Ubuntu), I wondered if there is an easier way.
I should explain. First, at work, I work on what I think is a Citrix system. Not sure ...
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How to resolve Netbios hostname on Fedora
Tutorial: How to enable Linux machines to resolve Windows hostnames.
On Fedora, installing samba-winbind-clients package is not sufficient.
$ wbinfo -N windowsbox
failed to call wbcResolveWinsByName:...
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WINS/NetBios on public network
Every time I visit a certain local coffee shop and connect to their wifi, my command prompt in Terminal changes to DavidsApleWatch:~ <my_username>$. Bluetooth is disabled and I've confirmed that ...
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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 ...
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“53 Network path was not found” when trying to access \\fqdn, but \\IP works fine
I want to access a windows PC's (192.168.44.1/24, WinXP, lets call it server ;-) ) file share from another PC (192.168.54.110/24, Win 10 Pro, lets call it client).
There is also a MacBook next to the ...
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Not connecting to server due to DNS or Netbios issue? [closed]
Don't understand this COMP Tia Networking practice exam question:
Joe, a system administrator, is troubleshootng an issue with remotely accessing a new server on the LAN. He is using an LMHOST file ...
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Windows 10 cannot connect to windows 7 computers
Newly installed (by full reset) Windows 10 Pro computer cannot connect to Windows 7 computers and Debian SMB servers on the network.
It can see all computers and servers on the network (all computers ...
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Configure AD to resolve hostnames using DNS (DC) instead of NetBIOS?
I sometimes experience that my AD computers cannot access each other (e.g shares), using Windows Explorer, by hostname, but only by IP address.
Restarting the target computer solves the problem.
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Win XP shares not accessible from one Win 10 PC
I have a LAN with a bunch of different devices, Windows XP, Windows 10 Home & Pro, Linux and NAS. All of these can access each other's shares, except for one: the laptop running Win 10 Home cannot ...
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Mounting cifs share in Ubuntu using NetBios name, not IP address
I've got a pair of Ubuntu machines and a Windows PC. If I create a share on the Windows PC, either Ubuntu computer can mount it using mount -t cifs -o username=me //computername/sharename /mnt/...
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Why would a Windows machine scan for port 137?
I have some honeypots scattered on an internal network and see, from time to time, random machines attemting to connect to port 137. This is a (legacy) Windows resolution solution.
The machines which ...
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How can I found out other computers' NetBIOS name using Wireshark?
I filtered captured packets like nbns, but NBNS packet format is confusing me.
Quoting Wireshark Wiki:
NetBIOS Name Service
Transaction ID: 0xe17b
Flags: 0x0110 (Name query)
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Why don't all computers show in Net View?
This is for a Windows environment.
Either in a workgroup or domain environment, why don't all computers show up in Netview or Network (via Explorer)? Assuming all computers are online and pingable, ...
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Windows 7 network netbios
When I use the nbtstat -c command
I see all the network devices except a local area connection that plugs in with a physical cable.
I see all devices - WIFI / VMWARE except local area connection.
What ...
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Is Linux safe from NetBIOS viruses
I don't understand anything about computer viruses, but I have a very simple question:
If a virus targets NetBIOS, is a computer running Ubuntu safe?
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Surface Pro 4 loses NetBIOS resolution
In my home network are computers with a variety of OS generations, ranging from Windows XP (virtual), 7, 10. My latest computer, a Surface Pro 4 is typically able to access the virtual Windows XP ...
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What are the implications of blocking SMB traffic laterally between servers?
I want to only allow SMB and NBT traffic from servers in the data center to the Domain Controller. I would then like to block any other lateral SMB and NBT traffic.
This is done for security reasons.
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Workstation Service Crashes After NetBIOS & DNS Name Change
I'm still not sure how this happened, but I have the following condition on an instance of Windows Server 2008 R2 running on HyperV:
I can't login as any domain user on this server
This is because ...
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In Explorer \\SUB2COMPUTER2 cannot access \\SUB1SERVER (0x80070035) even though can access \\SUB1COMPUTERi
In my company I have a main subnet, SUB1 (192.168.2.x/255.255.255.0), which includes \\SUB1SERVER, my domain controller (Windows Server 2003) and most computers (\\SUB1COMPUTERi).
I also have a ...
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I cannot determine hostname of remote machine, but my local DHCP server can
I have 3 devices in my network - my PC and 2 self-made devices. My PC serves as DHCP server for devices. All this is connected via ethernet and switch.
DHCP server shows valid hostnames of devices:
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Computer accessible via IP and shown in NET VIEW, doesn't automatically appear in Explorer
The LAN with the problem has about 5 Win 8.1 PCs and a unix file server. The file server also acts as browser master via samba. File sharing works fine, each machine can see the others - except one (...
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NetBIOS packet probing (port 137). Does it come from the router?
For quite a while my machine's firewall has been detecting strange packets, seemingly coming from my router. I cannot explain this behavior. I suspect that somehow an attacker from the outside is ...
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Windows 7 NETBIOS TImeout
I have a long distance WiFi point-to-point connection. It works well most of the time, but then occasionally acts up. When it does act up, I have problems connecting vie NetBIOS (Utilizing both ...
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How are host and services like file shares advertised on a local network?
For instance, when you look at "Network" in Windows, it's populated with hosts, printers, etc. Or when you map a network drive, shares and other resources just seem to "be there" even though you don't ...
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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 send a netbios broadcast
I am testing some feature of a firewall and I want to send a netbios broadcast packet out. How do I this?
I tried nbtstat -A "ip-addr" but this sends a unicast message not a broadcast.
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Ping / SSH computer via SMB name
At work, I can ping and SSH computers by either their IP or their SMB name.
If I try that at home (no, I am not trying to access the office internal network from home), then ping / SSH by IP address ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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net config server displays
The net config server command displays:
server name \\DAN-LAPTOP
Software version Windows 8.1
Server is active on NetbiosSmb <DAN-LAPTOP>
Server hidden Yes
Maximum Logged on Users: 20
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Windows 8.1 laptop: How to assign to it 2 NETBIOS computer names?
As far as TCP/IP names are concerned, I can always assign more than one hostname to the same IP. It works great, if I use this trick at the client machine, i.e. not "the server with 2 hostnames".
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NetBIOS Name resolution fails when behind another router
On "PC3", Windows name resolution fails like this.
ping PC1
Ping request could not find host PC1. Please...
ping 192.168.0.2
Reply from 192.168.0.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
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Suspicious NetBios Name Service traffic
A friend of mine recently complained about the very bad performance of the Internet connection over her family's LAN. Apparently the Internet connection worked normal most of the time but certain ...
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Vigor router not passing netbios request
A client has decided to change ISP. The new provider has supplied a Vigor 2830 which I am failing to configure correctly to replace the existing router (Thomson 585).
A Dell 2800 running Ubuntu 14 is ...
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