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  1. Difference between NetBIOS and SMB - Super User

    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 …

  2. What is NetBIOS? Does Windows need its ports 137 and 138 open?

    I just wanted to add that for versions of Windows from Windows 2000 and onward, all of the legacy NetBIOS functionality from ports 137, 138 and 139 is by default handled by SMB …

  3. When does one require NetBIOS? - Information Security Stack …

    Jan 30, 2020 · NetBIOS isn't a protocol, but an API for naming service, and only really used for SMB service enhancements anymore. While there's NetBIOS for TCP, you can actually have it …

  4. How are (NetBIOS?) names being resolved on my network?

    Apr 5, 2024 · Generally NetBIOS is tied to SMBv1 being enabled; if SMBv1 is disabled at OS level, then NetBIOS features are not used at all. This is interesting, as I have SMBv1 disabled …

  5. windows - Find NetBIOS/WINS name of a IP - Super User

    Nov 9, 2017 · 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)

  6. What useful work a netbios on an ethernet do - Super User

    Sep 2, 2021 · 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 …

  7. How long can a Windows computer name be? - Super User

    Mar 16, 2010 · Microsoft also notes this in the same article: Note Windows does not permit computer names that exceed 15 characters, and you cannot specify a DNS host name that …

  8. How and why a host can have multiple netbios names?

    Apr 2, 2021 · When NetBIOS is run in conjunction with Internet protocols (e.g., NBT), each computer may have multiple names: one or more NetBIOS name service names and one or …

  9. Difference between domain Forest name and DNS name?

    What is the differene between a forest name and a dns name? i how how a NetBIOS name differs from the other two: It is a legacy Windows NT 4 name, only around for compatibility with non …

  10. Route NetBIOS protocol through internet - Super User

    1 NetBIOS-over-TCP/IP can work over the Internet – mostly: see the part about NBNS below. For file sharing, Windows uses the SMB protocol. Modern versions of Windows use SMB directly …