Each computer running Windows has a NetBIOS name; you can view/change it on the identification tab in Control Panel -> Network. Various services & client tools, including Network Neighbourhood and NET USE, use NetBIOS names. The NetBIOS name is specified when Windows networking is installed/configured. In order to connect to a computer running TCP/IP via its NetBIOS name, the name must be resolved to an IP Address (the NetBIOS name-IP address resolution is often done by WINS - NetBIOS Name Server). A computer's NetBIOS name is often the same as that computer's host name, but it doesn't have to be.

 

Pros/Cons

+ Works always in single user environment

+ See considerations regarding hostname with dial-up connections

+ Works even in Notebooks with W-Lan adapter when disconnected from the local network

- After reinstallation of Windows, the NetBIOS computer name changes

- Only usable for single user installations

- Allows several installations on the same machine.

 

Recommendation

 

This feature is only available in the Professional Edition.

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