Direct hosting of SMB over TCP/IP (204279)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
This article was previously published under Q204279 SUMMARY Windows supports file and printer sharing traffic by using
the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol directly hosted on TCP. This differs
from earlier operating systems, in which SMB traffic requires the NetBIOS over
TCP (NBT) protocol to work on a TCP/IP transport. Removing the NetBIOS
transport has several advantages, including:
- Simplifying the transport of SMB traffic.
- Removing WINS and NetBIOS broadcast as a means of name
resolution.
- Standardizing name resolution on DNS for file and printer
sharing.
If both the direct hosted and NBT interfaces are enabled, both
methods are tried at the same time and the first to respond is used. This
allows Windows to function properly with operating systems that do not support
direct hosting of SMB traffic.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 3/14/2006 |
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Keywords: | kbenv kbinfo kbnetwork KB204279 |
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