DHCP NetBIOS Options
If your network uses NetBIOS, you can enable the Netopia 4553 to use DHCP to distribute NetBIOS information.
NetBIOS stands for Network Basic Input/Output System. It is a layer of software originally developed by IBM
and Sytek to link a network operating system with specific hardware. NetBIOS has been adopted as an industry
standard. It offers LAN applications a variety of "hooks" to carry out inter-application communications and data
transfer. Essentially, NetBIOS is a way for application programs to talk to the network. To run an application that
works with NetBIOS, a non-IBM network operating system or network interface card must offer a NetBIOS
emulator. Many vendors either provide a version of NetBIOS to interface with their hardware or emulate its
transport layer communications services in their network products. A NetBIOS emulator is a program provided
by NetWare clients that allow workstations to run applications that support IBM's NetBIOS calls.
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Select DHCP NetBios Options and press Return. The DHCP NetBIOS Options screen appears.
Serve NetBios Type:
NetBios Type...
Serve NetBios Scope:
NetBios Scope:
Serve NetBios Name Server:
NetBios Name Server IP Addr:
Configure DHCP-served NetBIOS options here.
To serve DHCP clients with the type of NetBIOS used on your network, select Serve NetBios Type and
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toggle it to Yes.
DHCP NetBios Options
Yes
Type B
No
No
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