Re: netbios resolution

From: Richard Threlkeld (MVP)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:18:02 -0800

Sounds like a DNS issue, I'd start there. 

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Richard Threlkeld
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"billybob" <billybob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:FC9EA011-D86E-40BB-9B47-300CD21761C1@microsoft.com...
> we can ping a netbios name and it resolves to an ip address. however, on
> client installations, the retry queue says it cant make a network 
> connection.
> from a desktop, i can connect to \\ip address\c$ but cant connect with
> netbios name. i can go into the retry queue and change the machine name to
> the ip address, and i get a client install. first look would be wins or 
> dns,
> but how come ping resolves netbios to ip?  huh???????

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