Philippe Hanset wrote:
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> -Enable P-node in WINS server, which limits Netbios traffic
P-mode must be enabled on the clients, since the NBNS (aka WINS server) is
a P-mode server by definition. If the clients listen to DHCP, however,
it's easy enough to set the client via the netbios-node-type option:
option netbios-node-type 2; # P mode.
option option netbios-name-servers <IP> {, <IP>}; # NBNS list.
> -If you cannot do P-node, filter Netbios on the AP or on the switch port
> (limiting Netbios to one AP only)...your users won't like it, though.
The default on MS-Windows systems is H mode, which favors direct
interaction with the NBNS over broadcast but which will fall back to
broadcast mode (B-mode) if needed. If all of the clients:
- are properly configured for NBT use (unlikely),
- know where to find the NBNS (very unlikely for mobile devices),
- and are using H mode,
then there won't be too much NBT broadcast traffic. That DHCP trick is
probably the best way to ensure correct configuration for the majority of
Windows clients.
See also: http://ubiqx.org/cifs/NetBIOS.html#NBT.4.3.1.3
Hope that's helpful!
Chris -)-----
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