is NetBEUI necessary?
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Would there be a problem in networking functions, if we do not install NetBEUI protocol in windows 2000?(Ofcourse TCP/IP is installed.)
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Would there be a problem in networking functions, if we do not install NetBEUI protocol in windows 2000?(Ofcourse TCP/IP is installed.)
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Probably yes if you connect to network environment which consist of older windows operating system such as win 9x or using any command line tool which require NETBEUI to communicate over the network.
I have experienced some malfunctions in networking functions(eventually two near computer can not see each other) when using TCP/IP and NetBEUI both installed on my two dual PCs. Would u think it can be related to NetBEUI?
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I have experienced some malfunctions in networking functions(eventually two near computer can not see each other) when using TCP/IP and NetBEUI both installed on my two dual PCs. Would u think it can be related to NetBEUI?
NetBEUI stands for NetBIOS Extended User Interface. It was used by Windows 9x, NT, and Windows for Workgroups, among some older others. It was, in simple terms, a non-routable protocol used as a transport (and to some extent an extension to) NetBIOS. It has long since been replaced by NetBIOS-over-TCP/IP, which is pretty much automatically used when you install TCP/IP on Windows 2000 and XP. There is no reason to install NetBEUI today on Windows 2000 or above, unless you have older LANMAN or Windows 9x or NT machines on your network that use it.
Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic