NetBIOS API
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The NetBIOS API is a legacy network programming interface that allows applications to communicate over local area networks using NetBIOS services for name resolution and session management.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NetBIOS Name Service | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
application programming interface
ⓘ
legacy networking technology ⓘ network programming interface ⓘ |
| associatedWithVendor |
IBM
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ⓘ
Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
computer networking
ⓘ
network protocols ⓘ programming interfaces ⓘ |
| definedIn |
RFC 1001
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RFC 1002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | LAN communication ⓘ |
| doesNotProvide | routable network layer ⓘ |
| exposesConcept |
NetBIOS datagram
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ⓘ
NetBIOS name NERFINISHED ⓘ NetBIOS session NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAddressingScheme | 16-character NetBIOS name ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy |
DOS applications
ⓘ
IBM PC LAN programs NERFINISHED ⓘ LAN Manager NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows applications ⓘ |
| operatesOn | local area network ⓘ |
| platform |
DOS
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ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| primarilyUsedIn | small LAN environments ⓘ |
| provides |
NetBIOS datagram service access
ⓘ
NetBIOS name service access ⓘ NetBIOS session service access ⓘ |
| providesAbstraction |
name service layer
ⓘ
session layer services ⓘ |
| securityCharacteristics | lacks modern security features ⓘ |
| standardizedAs | NetBIOS over TCP/IP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | legacy ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Winsock API
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ⓘ
modern TCP/IP socket APIs ⓘ |
| supportsFunction |
datagram services
ⓘ
name resolution ⓘ session management ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
name query
ⓘ
name registration ⓘ name release ⓘ reliable message exchange ⓘ session establishment ⓘ session termination ⓘ unreliable datagram exchange ⓘ |
| transportedOver |
IPX
ⓘ
NetBEUI NERFINISHED ⓘ TCP/IP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalUsage |
file sharing on early LANs
ⓘ
printer sharing on early LANs ⓘ |
| usesProtocol | NetBIOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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