Chapter 25. Integrating MS Windows Networks With Samba

This section deals with NetBIOS over TCP/IP name to IP address resolution. If your MS Windows clients are not configured to use NetBIOS over TCP/IP, then this section does not apply to your installation. If your installation involves the use of NetBIOS over TCP/IP then this section may help you to resolve networking problems.

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NetBIOS over TCP/IP has nothing to do with NetBEUI. NetBEUI is NetBIOS over Logical Link Control (LLC). On modern networks it is highly advised to not run NetBEUI at all. Note also there is no such thing as NetBEUI over TCP/IP ” the existence of such a protocol is a complete and utter misapprehension.