Router using netbios over different subnets

Hi,

I have 2 subnets 192.168.1.0 and 10.230.0.0. I have enabled a static route
between these networks through which I have allowed communication by 10
users on the 192.168.1.0 subnet. The subnets are in completely different
forests with no trust arrangement.

My question is if I want these clients to communicate with the 10.230
network using netbios is there any alternative to host files and wins. I
feel I'm going backwards using these tools.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Depends on what you mean by NetBIOS communication. Obviously, NetBIOS
broadcasts will not cross the router. If you are looking for a unified
browse list, WINS is the conventional solution, although it doesn't always
work. Also, you might be able to get a combined browse list by using a
multihomed Windows machine as your router. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;188305

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;191611

If you are simply looking for cross domain name resolution, create a
secondary DNS zone for the other domain on your DNS server and enable zone
tranfers.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"PC" <paulm DOT c at iol DOT ie> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have 2 subnets 192.168.1.0 and 10.230.0.0. I have enabled a static route
> between these networks through which I have allowed communication by 10
> users on the 192.168.1.0 subnet. The subnets are in completely different
> forests with no trust arrangement.
>
> My question is if I want these clients to communicate with the 10.230
> network using netbios is there any alternative to host files and wins. I
> feel I'm going backwards using these tools.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
>