[AccessD] OT: Wireless network (sort of)

...which, imnsho, is a GOOD thing! :))))

William Hindman
<http://www.freestateproject.org> - Next Year In The Free State!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Tanner III" <pctech at mybellybutton.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 11:59 AM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: Wireless network (sort of)


> At least you're not like some of the (l)users I
> support.  Some of them barely know where the power
> button is.
>
> --- John Colby <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
> > >I think you're confusing NetBEUI, with NetBIOS.
> >
> > ohhhh.... you may be right.
> >
> > I know just enough to be dangerous, but I can say
> > with some pride that I am
> > VERY dangerous!!!
> >
> > John W. Colby
> > www.colbyconsulting.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On
> > Behalf Of Frank Tanner
> > III
> > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 11:27 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: Wireless network (sort
> > of)
> >
> >
> > No.  NetBIOS natively runs in conjunction with
> > TCP/IP.
> >  There is an option to uncheck that, however.
> >
> > I think you're confusing NetBEUI, with NetBIOS.
> > They're two different things.  NetBEUI is a
> > "proprietary" Microsoft protocol that is not
> > routeable.  This makes it very small and efficient
> > for
> > LAN environments, however, due to limitations of the
> > protocol itself it tends to be much less efficient
> > in
> > larger environments, and will not route out to the
> > Internet at all.
> >
> >
> > --- John Colby <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
> > > Does that mean that it doesn't have to be listed
> > as
> > > a protocol for that LAN
> > > in network manager / properties?
> > >
> > > In the past I would end up with ALL of those
> > things
> > > actually showing.  These
> > > days only TCPIP actually shows.  Are you saying
> > that
> > > whether they show there
> > > or not they are still loaded and being used?
> > >
> > > John W. Colby
> > > www.colbyconsulting.com
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On
> > > Behalf Of Frank Tanner
> > > III
> > > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 10:37 AM
> > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem
> > solving
> > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: Wireless network (sort
> > > of)
> > >
> > >
> > > NetBIOS is on by default because it is a network
> > > discovery protocol.  LAN Manager is an "old"
> > method
> > > that Microsoft networks used for discovery of
> > > network
> > > objects, and authentication between said objects.
> > >
> > > --- John Colby <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
> > > > I thought it only used that stuff if you had
> > that
> > > > protocol enabled for that
> > > > NIC.  AFAIK all my workstations only use TCPIP.
> > > >
> > > > John W. Colby
> > > > www.colbyconsulting.com
> > >
> > >
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