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The netbios name is the computer name for Windows 95/98 and NT stations.
In a large network with mass builds on stations, ghosting, time, moving of
computers, etc. the location and names become disassociated with anything
tangible. For example, I see a RAS server called GRASSHOPPER in the
dhcp.leases. Okay, now what? Where is this puppy? I do not have a massive
spread sheet pointing to the exact location of this station. If I had a
mac address I could at least filter it off the network and wait for a phone
call (but, who does that - he he). Looking in the packet for source is
interesting, but I need to figure out how I am going to do this. Also, the
RAS dhcp option is handing out leases to multiple devices, all of which are
netbios-named the same. For our example, I have 3 IP addresses assigned to
slightly different RAS mac numbers called GRASSHOPPER. Any ideas on how to
monitor these packets and what to look for? What is the cool NT or Unix
sniffer you use? I have snoop, asmodeus, sniffit, and probably a few
others. What method do you use to monitor packets for a source of a
specific lease?
David
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