Siemens Unix V4.0 User Manual

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Configuring Advanced Server for UNIX

Configuring NetBIOS

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Use nbconfig either to display the current configuration or to dynamically activate or deac-
tivate certain interfaces without having to restart NetBIOS.

Syntax:

nbconfig -i
nbconfig -e | -d <interface_no> [<interface no> ... ]
nbconfig -E | -D <interface name> | <ip-address>

[<interface name> | <ip-address> ... ]

Options:

-i

The current NetBIOS configuration is read from the kernel and displayed.

-e | -d <interface no> [ <interface no> ... ]

The interface with the specified <interface no> is activated (-e option) or deactivated
(-d option). Use the output of a previous

nbconfig -i

command to get the correct

number (<interface_no>) of the interface you want to activate or deactivate.

-E | -D <interface name> | <ip-address>

[<interface name> | <ip-address> ... ]

The interface with the specified name <interface name> or the specified IP address
<ip-address> is activated (-E option) or deactivated (-D option). Use the output of a
previous

nbconfig -i

command to get the correct name (<interface_name>) or IP

address (<ip-address>) of the interface you want to activate or deactivate.
“default” may not be used for <interface name>.

Deactivating an interface does not make deactivation under UNIX obsolete in terms

of removing a controller fully from the network. The deactivation simply prevents
NetBIOS from sending broadcasts to the subnetworks and from using the IP
address as the source address. NetBIOS will still send and receive packets over an
interface which is UP in the sense of

ifconfig(1M)

, even if it is deactivated by

nbconfig

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