I want to be able to arbitrarily ping a Windows computer using its NetBIOS name. (Windows hostname.)<BR><BR>In Linux, all I had to do was install winbind, then edit /etc/nsswitch.conf and add "wins" ...

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

A name assigned to a Windows computer that uses the common 15-character NetBIOS format. See NetBIOS. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

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 ...

SMB: server message block; a Microsoft file and printer sharing protocol. CIFS: common Internet filesystem; around 1996, Microsoft decided that SMB needed the word Internet in it, so they changed it ...

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