I agree. The annoyance factor far outweighed any perceived gains. Gains which I could never quantify any true value to.
-- Espi On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Rankin, James R <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > No net view? Think of the scripts that will die! (Well, probably only ones > in my arsenal) :-) > > Sent from my SR-71 Blackbird > ------------------------------ > *From: * "Andrew S. Baker" <[email protected]> > *Date: *Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:30:06 -0500 > *To: *NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * "NT System Admin Issues" < > [email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: Dump NetBIOS? > > Read the comments carefully. > > I disabled NetBIOS at home for a while (3-4 months), but didn't like the > changes. Nothing really major, but NET VIEW dies, and some other things > like that. These can be worked around, but some thing in SQL still use > the service. > > I haven't bothered to remove it from %work%. Easy enough to mitigate the > risks. > > It doesn't amount to much value, IMO. > > * * > > *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of > Technology for the SMB market… > > * > > > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 1:42 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Submitted for discussion – have you guys disabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP?*** >> * >> >> http://isc.sans.edu/diary/Is+it+time+to+get+rid+of+NetBIOS+/12454**** >> >> *David Lum* >> Systems Engineer // NWEATM >> Office 503.548.5229 //* *Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> ~ 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 > > ~ 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 > ~ 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
