I want to be able to arbitrarily ping a Windows computer using its NetBIOS name. (Windows hostname.)In Linux, all I had to do was install winbind, then edit /etc/nsswitch.conf and add "wins" to ...

Long story short: A Mac computer will not let me change the NetBios name. Update: fixed? Long story: I used to use a Mac at home to be able to not feel like I was working. Now I am starting to use ...

To use the NetBIOS access method with a Windows host for SAS/CONNECT and SAS/SHARE, perform these tasks: Verify that you have met all your site and software requirements.

The server will be available only to SAS/SHARE sessions that use the NetBIOS or MNetBIOS access method. You may specify the COMAMID option in an OPTIONS statement, at a SAS invocation, or in a SAS ...