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How can I be sure my network doesn't need NetBIOS?

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scauffiel

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As the title says, I've been reading up on the whole 'removing NetBIOS to make your network faster thing. When we originally set up my work network (Active Directory 2003) we had a single Windows 98 machine on it; that machine is gone. When I look at my Domain Controller (primary - Windows 2003 Enterprise), the WINS tab for the IP Properties shows "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP" being checked. My secondary DC (Windows 2003 Standard) has the radio button for "Default" checked on the WINS tab.

All of the workstations are XP Pro, and it looks like they've all got "Default" selected.

What do I have to do to get rid of NetBIOS and rely strictly on TCP/IP/DNS/DHCP?

I appreciate any help,
Steve


EDIT: Gah. I just read a Microsoft paper that said Exchange 2003 requires NetBIOS for full functionality. WTF.
 
If you have DNS you can disable it. But one Netbios is fast despite the fact it uses broadcast. There might be some hit, but I don't see it being tangible unless you have a really large subnet. Most of the time the disabling of netbios is mentioned for security reasons because of the broadcast nature.
 
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