But the reverse is true (and how I read what the OP wrote). If NetBIOS-over-TCP is ENABLED, then you have two different potential behaviors. Client-server (WINS) and peer-to-peer (broadcast).
Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 9:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Dump NetBIOS? On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:51 AM, ANDREW F OFALT <[email protected]> wrote: > ... why enable WINS if I have Netbios over TCP. ... > ... intermittent problems connecting to shares ... > ... since I enabled WINS I dont get calls about shares not connecting ... At least one of us is confused. (Or did you make a typo?) NetBIOS-over-TCP is a transport for NetBIOS. WINS is a naming service for NetBIOS-over-TCP. If you have NetBIOS-over-TCP then you *want* WINS. If you *disable* NetBIOS-over-TCP then you can get rid of WINS. In the Microsoft Windows implementation, I'm not sure configuring WINS on a client even does anything if NetBIOS-over-TCP is disabled. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
