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If your network uses NetBIOS, you can enable the Netopia R5000 Series Router 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.
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
toggle it to Yes.
DHCP NetBios Options
Yes
Type B
No
No
0.0.0.0
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