jountao wrote: > > Directed broadcastes are less of a burden as far as passing > brodcasts for > specific apps.
Directed broadcasts are not allowed on modern networks and are totally irrelevant to Windows networking anyway, which doesn't use them. > indeed netbios is not routeble, to route it u use NBT or NBIPX He's using NBT obviously or he wouldn't be talking about UDP and TCP port numbers. Priscilla > > ""Priscilla Oppenheimer"" a icrit dans > le message de > news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > koh jef wrote: > > > > > > hi guys, > > > > > > can netbios,using port 137, 138 and 139 be routed thru WAN > ??? > > > > NetBIOS uses UDP and TCP which run on top of IP, which is > routable over an > > IP internetwork, including WAN links. > > > > Routers don't forward broadcasts though, by default. When > NetBIOS runs > over > > UDP ports 137 and 138, a lot of it is broadcasts. You can use > an IP helper > > address and udp forwarding on a router to get the router to > forward those. > > That might not be such a good idea, though. It could make > resources > > available across the WAN that you don't want to make > available. It could > > require you to open ports on firewalls, resulting in security > risks. > > > > You need take a higher-level view of what you're trying to > do... Windows > > networking across an internetwork can be challenging... > > > > Priscilla > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=71156&t=71084 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
