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Is NETBIOS over TCP/IP still needed in an AD environment that does not include any Servers below 2003 or Workstations below XP?<br />
If so can someone can explain why?<br />
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Is NETBIOS over TCP/IP still needed in an AD environment that does not include any Servers below 2003 or Workstations below XP?
If so can someone can explain why?



NET BIOS over TCP/IP in XP and Windows 7

The Internet Protocol (IP) is the principal communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries, organized in abstraction layers, traditionally called "Link," "Internet," "Transport" and "Application”. Its routing function enables internetworking, and essentially establishes the Internet. IP defines packet structures that encapsulate the data to be delivered. It also defines addressing methods that are used to label the datagram with source and destination information.

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