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Date:      Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:49:19 -0800 (PST)
From:      patl@phoenix.volant.org
To:        Thomas Stromberg <ventrex@UNDER.suspicion.org>
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Cause of NetBIOS-NS requests from outside
Message-ID:  <ML-3.3.909683359.9882.patl@asimov>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810291208130.5445-100000@under.suspicion.org>

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> If you enable "Windows resolution through DNS" in NT (there is a similar
> setting in Windows95/98), every TCP access that machine ever makes sends a
> NetBIOS-ns (137) packet to try to find out its Windows equivalent name to
> store in its cache.

Finally, an explanation that fits observed behavour.  (The broadcast
theories don't fit the packets I've actually observed; which are all
directed explicitly to my primary server.)

Does it still do this if the "Client for Microsoft Networks" is disabled?


Thanks,
-Pat

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