
Customizing NetBIOS over IP
117358-A Rev. A 8-9
For networks that actively use up to 2500 NetBIOS server names, use the default
value (253). To determine a hash entry count for larger networks:
• Divide the total number of unique NetBIOS server names active in the
network by 10.
• Adjust the quotient to the nearest (higher or lower) prime number. (A prime
number can only be divided by itself or by 1 and still yield a whole-number
quotient.)
• Replace the default value with the new, calculated number.
Increasing the number of hash table entries does not increase the number of names
that a router can cache. With larger networks, increasing the size of the hash tables
may, however, reduce internal cache lookup time, thereby improving overall
performance.
Configuring NetBIOS on an IP Interface
NetBIOS software on the router communicates with NetBIOS clients and servers
through IP interfaces that have been configured with NetBIOS.
Enabling and Disabling NetBIOS on an Interface
When you configure NetBIOS on an interface, NetBIOS is automatically enabled.
You can use Site Manager to disable and reenable NetBIOS on the interface.
Site Manager Procedure
You do this System responds
1. In the Configuration Manager window,
choose Protocols.
The Protocols menu opens.
2. Choose IP. The IP menu opens.
3. Choose NetBIOS. The NetBIOS menu opens.
4. Choose Interface. The NetBIOS/IP Interface Table window
opens.
5. Click on the IP interface you want. The parameter values for that interface
appear in the window.
(continued)
Comentarios a estos manuales