Netbios Network Settings – A short how to.
on September 10th, 2010 at 11:14 pmSo you want to map a network drive to one of your computers by name without a DNS server. How is it done?
Fully Qualified Domain Name or FQDN uses a prefix or machine name, a domain name, and a suffix of .com, .net, .org, .loc(non-public), an so on. NetBIOS uses only a machine name. In order to get this type of communication to work it must be enabled in the network settings.
To do this open network settings. In Windows 7 open the Control Panel, Network and Sharing Center, click the link to “Local Area Connection”, then the Properties button. In Windows XP open Control Panel, Network Connections, double click “Local Area Connection”. Sometimes you’ll have more than one network interface but they always start with “Local”.
Whatever your Windows system, open from the items list the Internet Protocol TCP/IP or the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) one for Windows 7.
You’ll see this dialog.
Next click on the advanced button.
You’ll see this dialog.
Then click on the WINS tab and click on the radio button for “Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP”.
Your done. Save your settings.
- Cory L Curtis
(2010-09-10)
