Some Windows users are skeptical about two protocols, NetBIOS over TCP/IP and LLMNR. These protocols are responsible for the compatibility of your network with the legacy Windows version. However, ...

Had a weird experience with a Win7 client and 2016 DC, the client had drives mapped by FQDN and they suddenly dropped and I could not resolve the domain on the system. Flushdns and verifying the ...

Hey all,<P>I have a Win98SE box at home that I use as my dialup connection to the net. I recently switched from Win95, and I thought I'd better check though my networking settings to make sure ...

SMB: server message block; a Microsoft file and printer sharing protocol. CIFS: common Internet filesystem; around 1996, Microsoft decided that SMB needed the word Internet in it, so they changed it ...

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