NetBIOS names are the names (up to 15-characters long) that users assign to their computers in a DOS/Windows network. See NetBIOS and TCP/IP. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

NetBIOS and LLMNR Protocols can make your Windows computer susceptible to MITM attacks. It is better to disable these protocols via GPO.

NetBIOS alone should not give you many headaches. Unfortunately, when NetBIOS problems occur they can be difficult to detect. Understanding how NetBIOS works is the key. One of the important steps ...

NetBIOS, short for Network Basic Input/Output System, is a Windows API used when DNS is not available. It runs over TCP/IP as a fallback method and is not enabled by default.

Somebody, Get me a Stake I certainly haven’t covered all of the issues surrounding NetBIOS, but I hope I’ve reminded you to keep your eye on the past as you move forward. Bottom line: If you’re ...

I decided to set the NetBIOS over TCP/IP to disabled this time and it had the same effect as enabling it. The conclusion is that changing it from default fixes the issue regardless of which other ...

NetBIOS can be configured to allow unauthenticated login, which effectively means that a malicious actor could obtain information from networked machines using specifically designed tools.

This NetBIOS name is not treated the same as the server’s “primary” name. To aid in name resolution, I recommend that you add a DNS CNAME record that points to the server’s primary name.

Understand that activiating "disable netbios" will kill browsing for NT4 and 9x Windows installations. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I don't really care if NT4 or 9x can access the share - the only people ...

The NetBIOS access methods used by SAS/SHARE sometimes issue generalized messages to identify problems. The following are the most frequently encountered: Network request failed (rc 0x30) - name ...