Questions tagged [netbios]
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Ping Linux server by hostname inside Windows network?
Can anyone point me in the right direction on what should i do in order to be able to ping a linux server from inside a windows network (with a domain)?
I've searched on google and found several different info and it doesn't seem to be consistent…

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OpenSUSE 11 AD auth works, but not netbios
I've setup a desktop machine with OpenSUSE 11.4 and have Active Directory authentication working properly. I can ping, rdp and ssh to'/from other machines. I can access windows shares from OpenSUSE and samba shares from Windows. However, the…

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Cannot connect to remote SMB share from SBS 2003 server
I've got an SBS server with 2 NICs running ISA 2004. I can connect to remote shares via IP from workstations behind the ISA server just fine (e.g. \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\c$ where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is an IP on a remote network).
I cannot connect to remote…

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Connecting to a Windows server that has an active VPN connection
In my company we connect to various customers using VPN.
We have a dedicated Windows server where the VPN clients are installed, and if we need to do customer support, we have to physically log in to this server and connect.
We cannot log in to this…

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Unable to access Windows file share by simple server name
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine connected to an IPv4 Windows network that cannot resolve the simple name of another server when trying to access a file share. If I try to browse to \\SERVERNAME in Explorer I get
The network name cannot be…

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map old windows server to new windows server
At the moment, I have 2 servers (serve1 and serve2).
serve1 is old and data is small enough to move to serve2.
serve1 = Win 2k3
serve2 = Win 2008 R2
The problem is I need to keep the serve1 name active as it is in some physical documents that I'm…

user70056
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NetBIOS name resolution - how can I get to work?
Two machines connected to a switch: WLADIMIR (XP Home SP3) and DAGO (Win7 Pro).
WLADIMIR has received 192.168.33.130 via DHCP, DAGO has received 192.168.33.156. They can ping each other by IP address.
Now, I'd like to get the NetBIOS names to work…

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Benefits of and procedure for dropping last Win98 clients from a Win2k3 network
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We're running a Win2k3 network with mostly XP clients, one Win2k client, and two Win98 clients.
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If we ditch our two Win98 clients, replacing them with XP clients, which exact features can we disable on the server, what benefits…

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Server resolves to correct IP when using FQDN but incorrectly when using shortname
Win2k3 environment using WINs
server resolves to the correct IP when I use the FQDN, but resolves to a different IP when I use the shortname.
I've tried resetting NetBios cache and purging/reloading remote cache table (nbtstat), but that doesn't…
user53920
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TrueNAS SMB Share Inaccessible by NetBIOS Name
I'm currently working on a TrueNAS server to create a file share for a computer lab, and I've got everything working except for being able to connect to the share via it's custom NetBIOS name.
I can connect to the share via \\TRUENAS or its direct…

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Is there a way to show a 15+ character computer name in AD tools?
I'm currently using a longer than 15 character naming convention and this doesn't display well in Active Directory. I was able to create computer object with more than 15 character in AD, but when I rename a computer which is already in the AD, it…

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Unable to Access Print Shares via IP Address But Can Via Netbios Name
Strange problem....
I have a W2003 DC also running file and print sharing. Since a reboot a couple of days ago, legacy devices that used mapped printers to this server are no longer able to connect. These legacy devices all connect via IP -…

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netbios McAfee HIPS block
All across my network random computers have been receiving a ton of McAfee HIPS blocks that state "Blocked outgoing UDP Source random IP netbios (137) destination IP". The only way we can resolve this is by putting the computers in rule exception…

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Why would blocking NetBios packets impact SMB3?
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Why should NetBios filtering impact SMB3 / the ability to connect to port 445?
Context
Some users (including myself) were having issues accessing file shares hosted in Azure Files from their home connections, receiving the below…

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Unable to connect Windows Server 2012 R2 to a Domain Controller. Getting Error
I am unable to connect Windows Server 2012 R2 to a Domain Controller. Getting Error,
An Attempt to Resolve the DNS name of a domain controller in the domain being joined has failed. Please verify the client is configured to reach a DNS server that…

Vishnu Prabhakaran
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