NETWORK CONFIGURATION

Server name-to-address resolution over NetBIOS
When an IBM® Lotus® Notes® workstation or IBM® Lotus® Domino® server running NetBIOS tries to connect to a Domino server, the initiating system offers the destination server's common name to the NetBIOS name service, which then broadcasts that name and its associated network address over the NetBIOS network.

For background information on how the Notes Name Service works with name-resolver services such as the NetBIOS name service, see the topic "Resolving server names to network addresses in NRPC" earlier in this chapter.

When you use the Notes Name Service with the NetBIOS name service, only a Notes or Domino system using the same NetBIOS transport protocol as the destination Domino server can see the destination server's NetBIOS name. If the Notes or Domino system has more than one NIC for which the NetBIOS transport protocol is enabled, only the NetBIOS port with the same LANA binding as that of the destination server can see the destination server's name.

Which physical address is registered for a Domino server depends on the transport protocol:


Ways to ensure successful NetBIOS resolves

Because NetBIOS broadcasting has a limited range, you may need to create a Connection document that includes the physical address of the destination server. This process works as long as the network pathway can carry the given lower transport protocol.

For NetBIOS over TCP/IP, you can also do one of the following:


Note NetBIOS name space is flat, even with TCP/IP. If the client is not within the same DNS domain level, access by name may not be possible.

Naming Domino servers on NetBIOS

NetBIOS names are limited to 15 characters. If the common name of the Domino server is longer than 15 characters, NetBIOS truncates the name.

Caution The resolution of a Domino server name can be adversely affected if the server name is the same as the NetBIOS name for a Microsoft® Windows® system.

To prevent this problem without making it difficult to manage system files remotely, do the following:

For more information on the NetBIOS name service, see Microsoft's resource kit documentation for the Windows 2000 operating systems.

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