[c-nsp] HDLC or PPP for layer 2 encapsulation?

[Robert Boyle]

At 01:21 PM 3/2/2006, you wrote:
>Hmmm, I was under the impression that pretty much all Netbios communication
>was done as broadcast packets (ports 137, 138, 139, and now 450 to the .255
>network address) and that broadcast packets are not transferred across
>routers.   A wins server takes care of all this, but natively I do not
>believe that you will "see" the other network in standard Windows Network
>without a wins server or something running running that does this function???

NETBEUI wouldn't work over a WAN unless traffic was encapsulated or 
bridged. NBT or Netbios over TCP/IP will work fine with Windows NT 
with a WINS server or Windows 2000/2003 with just active directory 
integrated DNS. WINS is not needed for Windows XP/2000/2003 networks. 
We also use PPP for everything for the same reasons others have 
mentioned. We can put any router in place and never need to 
reconfigure the other side

-Robert



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