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NETBIOS

NETBIOS is the Network Basic Input/Output System. It is the ports and protocols used by all communication between the Content Manager server and database servers.

The NetBIOS API allows applications on separate computers to communicate over a local area network. It normally uses TCP/IP (NBT), giving each computer in the network both a NetBIOS name, and an IP address corresponding to a (possibly different) host name.

Used by:
  • All Content Manager components
Settings:
WhatProtocolPortDirection
NetBIOS Session ServiceTCP139IN/OUT
NetBIOS Name ServiceUDP137IN/OUT
NetBIOS Datagram ServiceUDP138IN/OUT
SMB over TCPTCP445IN/OUT
If the NETBIOS name cannot be resolved to an IP address because there is no DNS server in the network segment, add the IP NETBIOS name entry to the %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file.