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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:50 pm    Post subject: Can DNS overcome netbios name resolving? Reply with quote
Can we make DNS resolve netbios names for example \\computername\share
without the need of WINS?.
is it related to dns suffix in this case?

Thanks in Advanced

Tal,
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Todd J Heron
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 4:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Can DNS overcome netbios name resolving? Reply with quote
DNS can query WINS but if you don't have WINS at all then the DNS Suffix
Search Order is what provides non-FQDN name resolution.

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Can we make DNS resolve netbios names for example \\computername\share
without the need of WINS?.
is it related to dns suffix in this case?

Thanks in Advanced

Tal,
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Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Can DNS overcome netbios name resolving? Reply with quote
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"Todd J Heron" <todd_heron(delete)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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DNS can query WINS but if you don't have WINS at all then the DNS Suffix
Search Order is what provides non-FQDN name resolution.

--
Todd J Heron, MCSE
Windows Server 2003/2000/NT; CCA
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"msnews.microsoft.com" <tal_baror@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23BL7Jl71FHA.2056@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Can we make DNS resolve netbios names for example \\computername\share
without the need of WINS?.
is it related to dns suffix in this case?

Thanks in Advanced

Tal,

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