Disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP and computer browsing

I've disabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP at all machines. Printer and file sharing
stopped to work at all, before I input every PC in network into server's
'hosts' file. But still, no computers appear in network neighbourhood.
Is it possible to make computer browsing work again?

Thanx

You sort of answered you own question. You need to re-enable NetBIOS over
TCP/IP at all machines to enable browsing.

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Doing such does not disable file and print sharing - just netbios name
resolution. Try connection via UNC as in \\server1.mydomain.com\share and it
should work. Disabling NBT will also disable Network Neighborhood and you
will have to rely on other methods such as UNC as I mentioned or searching
Active Directory for published shares. Why did you disable NBT, particularly
if you still want to use Network Places?? --- Steve


"Eugene Varnavsky" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ct2l96$1t51$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've disabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP at all machines. Printer and file
> sharing stopped to work at all, before I input every PC in network into
> server's 'hosts' file. But still, no computers appear in network
> neighbourhood.
> Is it possible to make computer browsing work again?
>
> Thanx
>

Actually, i wanted to fix up that old big security hole called NBT replacing
it with brand new big security hole called SMB. But, if it disables Network
Neighbourhood, it makes no sense. And, actually, NBT and SMB are behing the
firewall.
So, I'll have to roll back to NBT.


"Steven L Umbach" <(E-Mail Removed)> ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ/ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌÁ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ
ÓÌÅÄÕÀÝÅÅ: news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Doing such does not disable file and print sharing - just netbios name
> resolution. Try connection via UNC as in \\server1.mydomain.com\share and
> it should work. Disabling NBT will also disable Network Neighborhood and
> you will have to rely on other methods such as UNC as I mentioned or
> searching Active Directory for published shares. Why did you disable NBT,
> particularly if you still want to use Network Places?? --- Steve
>
>
> "Eugene Varnavsky" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ct2l96$1t51$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I've disabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP at all machines. Printer and file
>> sharing stopped to work at all, before I input every PC in network into
>> server's 'hosts' file. But still, no computers appear in network
>> neighbourhood.
>> Is it possible to make computer browsing work again?
>>
>> Thanx
>>
>
>

Sounds good. I would not worry too much if you are behind a firewall. If you
enforce strong passwords and have auditing of failed account logons/logons
enabled, the threat is pretty much mitigated. --- Steve


"Eugene Varnavsky" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ct4tcn$808$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Actually, i wanted to fix up that old big security hole called NBT
> replacing it with brand new big security hole called SMB. But, if it
> disables Network Neighbourhood, it makes no sense. And, actually, NBT and
> SMB are behing the firewall.
> So, I'll have to roll back to NBT.
>
>
> "Steven L Umbach" <(E-Mail Removed)> ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌ/ÓÏÏÂÝÉÌÁ × ÎÏ×ÏÓÔÑÈ
> ÓÌÅÄÕÀÝÅÅ: news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Doing such does not disable file and print sharing - just netbios name
>> resolution. Try connection via UNC as in \\server1.mydomain.com\share and
>> it should work. Disabling NBT will also disable Network Neighborhood and
>> you will have to rely on other methods such as UNC as I mentioned or
>> searching Active Directory for published shares. Why did you disable NBT,
>> particularly if you still want to use Network Places?? --- Steve
>>
>>
>> "Eugene Varnavsky" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:ct2l96$1t51$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I've disabled NetBIOS over TCP/IP at all machines. Printer and file
>>> sharing stopped to work at all, before I input every PC in network into
>>> server's 'hosts' file. But still, no computers appear in network
>>> neighbourhood.
>>> Is it possible to make computer browsing work again?
>>>
>>> Thanx
>>>
>>
>>
>
>