NetBEUI (2)

• NetBIOS is a generalized program-to-program communication facility that enables peer-to-peer and client/server communication between PCs operating in a LAN environment.

• NetBIOS supports 3 services:

  • name service (no centralized name servers are required)
  • session service (connection-oriented)
  • datagram service (connection-less; used to deliver broadcast)

• NetBIOS names can be resolved to TCP/IP addresses in 2 ways:

  • LMHOSTS file
  • WINS - Windows Internet Name Service

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