7.4 Alternate Name ResolutionThere are several ways to bypass the NBT Name Service. The simplest is the use of an LMHOSTS file, which provides NetBIOS name to IP address mappings. LMHOSTS is similar in concept to the /etc/ hosts file commonly used by Unix-y systems to provide TCP/IP name mappings. Another Name Service bypass trick involves using DNS names or IP addresses instead of NetBIOS names to find remote services. This trick is generally used when connecting to an SMB server via the NBT Session Service. The obvious problem here is that the Session Service expects that the CALLED NAME in the SESSION MESSAGE be correct. There are several work-arounds to the naming problem.
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