Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 09:24:30 -0600 From: Hal Snyder <hal@vailsys.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: [Fwd: Re: Netbios (Samba) routing across TCP/IP] Message-ID: <3274D02E.2BF4@vailsys.com>
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> > Has any work been done or is anybody currently doing work > > on software that will let FreeBsd and/or Samba route netbios > > between LAN's or across the internet. NetBIOS is an API designed for the PC. Implementations exist for various protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX, and NetBEUI. NBT (NetBIOS over TCP, RFC's 1001/1002) comes standard with Win95 and NT. > There is no extra work required. It works as long as you can make the > TCP/IP hosts known to the participating machines. Make to host known > to your DNS server and enter the name in LMHOSTS or HOSTS (?). Or run a WINS server on the Internet, assuming you're not behind a firewall that blocks TCP and UDP port 137. I think there are public WINS servers on the Internet as well, not sure how they do registration. One site is at winserve.com.home | help
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