> I have been pondering this since you posted. Does windows really use
> NetBIOS to resolve names when you ping something?
> 
> I thought NetBIOS was used for SMB/CIFS name resolutuion, but ping is a
> TCP/IP thing.

Ping an IP, and ping a host name - observe difference.
Ping host name still needs an IP number for host name - where does that
come from, other than from your name resolution?

Volker

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