Under System Preferences < Network < Advanced < WINS there's something called NetBIOS name. Mine is NEW-HOST. I was wondering what this was and what it does. My computer, host, and localhost names are all different.
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What is the NetBIOS name?
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calderone
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetBIOS#NetBIOS_name_vs_host_name
Mac OS has this so that Windows machines may dynamically discover Macs, and/or report into a WINS server.
Mac OS has this so that Windows machines may dynamically discover Macs, and/or report into a WINS server.
Mattie Num Nums
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The NetBios name is usually the DNS name. For example in my Forescout Server the NetBios is always the DNS name for the computer.
calderone
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Yes and no.
You do have a "DNS" name with the .local prefix. But this isn't really DNS, it is something handled by Bonjour (mDNSResponder) to allow Mac's (and PC's) to communicate with one another via name instead of IP Address.
Your machine however does not have a DNS name in the typical sense, meaning you query a DNS server with a name and it returns your IP address.
Ok. And yeah I have seen my .local name before. It's under Sharking. I'm assuming that would be my LocalHostName. And my hostname is whatever I set terminal to say at the beginning. And my ComputerName is right above my LocalHostName under Sharing. So I still am not completely sure where my NetBIOS name comes into play.
NetBIOS is an old network services standard. Historically, NetBIOS ran as various different packet formats over the LAN technology of the day.
Modern NetBIOS deployments encapsulate NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
If you do not run NetBIOS services on your network you can usually ignore the NetBIOS settings. The main reason why you might want to set the NetBIOS name is if you are doing printer sharing to Windows clients.
A rough overview of NetBIOS can be found on Wikipedia.
MacInTO
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Hi, I'm curious about the NetBIOS name also. I installed OS X Lion (10.7) on a mid 2009 15" MBP. I can't connect to my WiFi network. I think it has something to do with the NetBIOS. In Network > Advanced > WINS , there is a NetBIOS that I was not familiar with.
I've got another thread on my issue here,
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I'm wondering where the NetBIOS name is coming from. Any ideas?
I've got another thread on my issue here,
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I'm wondering where the NetBIOS name is coming from. Any ideas?