NetBIOS, short for Network Basic Input/Output System, is a Windows API used when DNS is not available. It runs over TCP/IP as a fallback method and is not enabled by default. However, Microsoft ...

Apparently, when you disable NetBIOS over TCP, file & printer sharing *should* use direct host SMB to function according to MS. However, this is not the case with my setup. Once NetBIOS/TCP is ...

Services: DHCP Client and TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service not running ervier May 14, 2004 Jump to latest Follow Reply ...

Some Windows users are skeptical about two protocols, NetBIOS over TCP/IP and LLMNR. These protocols are responsible for the compatibility of your network with the legacy Windows version. However, ...