Name resolution
NetBIOS name resolution:
- mapping NetBIOS name to an IP address
- review of name syntax: machine name: \\mname <= 15 digits, and share name: \sname <= 12 digits (DOS 8)
- NetBIOS name can be seen in network dialog, registry and using nbtstat -n
ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
- IP address to MAC address resolution
- ARP cache keeps table with IP and MAC addresses
- You can see it using arp -a
- ARP cache aging (2 minutes) can be setup
