On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Jeffrey Hawkins wrote: [snip] > Also, if you have DNS enabled on your Windows machines, they will try > to use DNS for NETBIOS Name Resolution (this is in addition to > NETBIOS-NS). This will also activate your link. Someone asked for a .reg file a few days ago. I sent it to the list but there have been some strange things happening internet-wise in our neck of the woods so I'm not sure if it made it through. Here it is again as an attachment. It keeps you from having to deal with regedit. I've applied it to my home system (though I didn't really need it) with no ill effects. > To inhibit the Windows 9x Machines from using DNS for NETBIOS Name > Resolution, you will need to modify the Registry. Using REGEDIT, goto > the following Registry Subkey: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Services > VXD > MSTCP > > Edit the EnableDNS Parameter and set it to "0". NOTE: This only turns > off NETBIOS Name Resolution via DNS. Standard DNS will continue to > work. [snip] Good Computing, Rod -- Roderick A. Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Altoplanos Information Systems, Inc. Voice: 208.765.6149 212 S. 11th Street, Suite 5 FAX: 208.664.5299 Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP] "EnableDNS"="0"
