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
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Roderick A. Anderson
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REGEDIT4



[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP]

"EnableDNS"="0"

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