NetBIOS-free SMB protocol on port 445 in Windows 2000/XP

[Christopher R. Hertel]

> Ulf Bertilsson wrote:
> > 
> > > No, my gripe is against using DNS names and IP addresses to identify
> > > NetBIOS services.  Port 445 gets rid of the NBT (NetBIOS over
> > > TCP layer) so DNS is appropriate.
> > 
> > Won't this need an updated DNS functionality on all clients ?
> > 
> > Offtopic ?
> > 
> 
> Which clients don't already do DNS?  smbclient and Windoze both do.

It's the dynamic DNS update (which, btw, in Microsoft's implementation 
uses those proprietary Kerberos PAKs).

Chris -)-----

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