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Date:  Sun, 27 Nov 2005 21:17:17 -0700
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From:  "Will Honea" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] anyone have GenMac and NETBIOS/TCPIP working?

** Reply to message from "Chris Clayton" <clayton@ieee.org> on Sun, 27 Nov 2005
21:05:35 -0700 (MST)


> These files can be manually created or setup using the
> NetBIOS over TCP/IP properties dialog in System Setup | Network |
> Adapters and Protocol  These files need to be copied to every computer
> on your system.  Then,  Peer needs to be stopped on each machine,
> RFCCACHE.LST deleted, and Peer restarted, as I indicated below.  The
> reason this needs to be done is done, is that NetBIOS over TCP/IP will
> use the cache first, then the names and broadcast list, and finally
> broadcast to the world.  The cache has a long memory!  So if the name
> you are reaching doesn't match the mac address you are using...  I made
> the 'mistake' once of reusing a name for a machine I hadn't used for
> two years.

Chris, this is the reason for running RFCADDR.EXE - that cache is flushed w/o
the shutdown/restart hassle.  You are right about the latency - seems like some
of the stuff is kept over restarts as well.  Real pain when you are servicing
hardware!

-- 
Will Honea <hwj25@qwest.net>

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