Disable NetBIOS in Windows 7?
Is there any reason that I would want to keep NetBIOS enabled for Windows 7 workstations? Does the K1000 need it enabled for anything?
Are there any common applications that need NetBIOS?
Answers (3)
K1000 needs Netbios (port 139) to be open in order to push out the KACE Agent.
Some of the common apps that need WINS servers in order to run effectively are:
- My Network Places (or Network Neighborhood) to quickly repopulate this browse list as the Browser service is still based on NetBIOS.
- Any third-party network applications that leverage the browse list to find network resources users can attach to. You can probably track these puppies down by monitoring activity on your WINS servers by logging perfmon counters on them.
see also
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831671.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784953(v=ws.10).aspx
I think the K1000 needs Netbios (port 139) to be open in order to push out the KACE Agent.
Comments:
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Wow, yeah.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Message_Block
Seems to be a deal killer. hmm. - muebel 12 years ago
I also think that NetBios names are necessary for KACE Agent.
