Bay Networks CLAM Reference Manual page 176

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Nautica Configuration Wizard Reference Guide
Parameter:
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Parameter:
Default:
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Data Distribution Server
(Blank)
A valid IP address
The preferred Datagram Distribution Server
Node Type
None
None, BNode, PNode, MNode, HNode
This is the node type of the NetBios server from which
the client can receive further information about the
networks to which it has access.
The values for this parameter are as follows:
• None: No node types are specified.
• BNode: BNode is name resolution using broadcast
messages; it is the oldest method of name resolution
used on Microsoft networks.
• PNode: Hosts configured for PNode use WINS for
name resolution. PNode types register themselves
with the WINS server, which then functions as a
NetBIOS server.
• MNode: MNode computers will first use BNode
name resolution, which succeeds only if the desired
host is on the local network. If this fails, MNode
will then attempt a PNode to resolve the name.
• HNode: HNode is a combination of both BNode
and PNode. In this respect it is much like MNode.
MNode first resolves addresses using WINS;
HNode will use the local name server and then
revert to broadcast (BNode). This is the current
configuration for NT implementations.
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