Netbios over TCP/IP Greyed Out

I am trying to set up communication to a WINS server but the 'Netbios over
tcp/ip' is actually greyed out - with a tick. So perhaps this doesn't mean
it's disabled - but why would it be greyed out?

Again, I have three Win98 PCs and they are all like this.

Can anybody help?

Also, does anybody know how WINS and DNS sit together? ie if I type
www.thisdomain.com
(DNS) or type www (WIN name)? Or am I missing something?

Many Thanks,

Alex Kudrasev

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> I am trying to set up communication to a WINS server but the 'Netbios over
> tcp/ip' is actually greyed out - with a tick. So perhaps this doesn't mean
> it's disabled - but why would it be greyed out?

In Win 9x, ME and NT direct NMB hosting over TCP is not supported so NetBT
(NetBIOS over TCP/IP) is required if you have a ms client or server bound to
that TCP/IP instance.

> Again, I have three Win98 PCs and they are all like this.
>
> Can anybody help?
>
> Also, does anybody know how WINS and DNS sit together? ie if I type
> www.thisdomain.com
> (DNS) or type www (WIN name)? Or am I missing something?
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Alex Kudrasev

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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, "Alex Kudrasev"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I am trying to set up communication to a WINS server but the 'Netbios over
>tcp/ip' is actually greyed out - with a tick. So perhaps this doesn't mean
>it's disabled - but why would it be greyed out?
>
>Again, I have three Win98 PCs and they are all like this.
>
>Can anybody help?

That's normal: NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled (with a tick) and can't
be disabled. If you installed an additional NetBIOS-capable protocol
(e.g. NetBEUI, IPX/SPX), it might let you disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

>Also, does anybody know how WINS and DNS sit together? ie if I type
>www.thisdomain.com
>(DNS) or type www (WIN name)? Or am I missing something?

WINS only resolves NetBIOS (computer) names, not Internet domain names
like www.thisdomain.com .

In a network with a server running Windows 2000 Server or Windows
Server 2003, DNS can resolve NetBIOS names, too, eliminating the need
for WINS.

>Many Thanks,
>
>Alex Kudrasev
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