netbios names and dns RW 7/2/2007 8:54:02 PM if I need to comunicate by mean on netbios names across networks with firewall between them is there a way to do this without involving WINS? I simple cannot resolve netbios names by doing nslookup going from stand alone client or server that is not part of domain and not appending prmary dns suffix... i.e. nslookup server_name.domain does return IP nslookup server_name does not

Re: netbios names and dns "Herb Martin" <news[ at ]learnquick.com> 7/3/2007 3:07:34 PM "RW" <RW[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D60E5DD0-867D-4678-9921-BB87122630D9[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > if I need to comunicate by mean on netbios names across networks with > firewall between them is there a way to do this without involving WINS? Yes, there is "a way" but if you wish to use NetBIOS across multiple subnets then you have a PRACTICAL need for WINS Server* and for every machine to be a WINS Client. * Or replicated "set of WINS Servers". > I simple cannot resolve netbios names by doing nslookup going from stand > alone client or server that is not part of domain and not appending prmary > dns suffix... > i.e. nslookup server_name.domain does return IP > nslookup server_name does not NSLookup does NOT use NetBIOS methods at all -- it has its own resolver. For general resolution NetBIOS resolution MAY use DNS methods after NetBIOS (broadcast, WINS, LMHosts) fails, but this is not efficient. You must check the box in the WINS tab of the IP settings to get this behavior. This will NOT however cause things like browsing to work -- browsing depends on NetBIOS (and WINS across subnets) as a "locator" or "rendezvous" service for Master Browsers with the Domain Master Browser and among differen Domain Master Browsers. -- Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP http://www.LearnQuick.Com (phone on web site)

Re: netbios names and dns "Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin[ at ]nospam.WFTX.US> 7/8/2007 3:19:17 AM Read inline please. In news:D60E5DD0-867D-4678-9921-BB87122630D9[ at ]microsoft.com, RW <RW[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> typed: [Quoted Text] > if I need to comunicate by mean on netbios names across networks with > firewall between them is there a way to do this without involving > WINS? > I simple cannot resolve netbios names by doing nslookup going from > stand alone client or server that is not part of domain and not > appending prmary dns suffix... > i.e. nslookup server_name.domain does return IP > nslookup server_name does not Nslookup appends the DNS Suffix search list it picks up from the DNS client service, and will append only those suffixes. If you need a different DNS suffix appended, you must configure a custom DNS suffix search list that appends all suffixes you need. -- Best regards, Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] Hope This Helps =================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue, to respond directly to me remove the nospam. from my email address. =================================== http://www.lonestaramerica.com/ http://support.wftx.us/ http://message.wftx.us/ =================================== Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix: It will strip signature out and more http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ =================================== Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders with OEBackup: http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx ===================================