Node Type is Broadcast

[Patrick Whittle]

My PC shows Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
...but the PC upstairs (which I am trying to connect to) shows:

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast


What is Node Type?

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi Patrick,

Node type refers to the manner in which NetBIOS names are resolved to IP
addresses. Changing the Value data of the DWORD Value DhcpNodeType to 0 will
result in Unknown being displayed for Node type, though I think (and I could
be mistaken) that it will default to Broadcast when set to Unknown.

Perhaps a better newsgroup for your networking questions would be:
microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web



Regards,