Command Reference Guide

210 ● netbios-type 3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family
Command Reference
netbios-type
Purpose Use the netbios-type command to configure the NetBIOS node type of the clients
of a global DHCP address pool.
Use the undo netbios-type command to restore the default setting.
Syntax netbios-type { b-node | h-node | m-node | p-node }
undo netbios-type
Parameters b-node
Broadcast mode, that is, hostname-IP maps are
obtained by means of broadcast.
p-node
Peer-to-peer mode, that is, maps are obtained by
means of communicating with the NetBIOS server.
m-node
Mixed (m) mode, that is, the mode of type b nodes
running “peer-to-peer” communications mechanism.
h-node
Hybrid (h) mode, that is, the mode of type p nodes
possessing some of the broadcast features.
Default By default, clients adopt type h node (h-node).
Example Specify b-node as the NetBIOS node type of clients of DHCP address pool 0.
[3Com] dhcp server ip-pool 0
[3Com-dhcp-0] netbios-type b-node
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ DHCP Address Pool view
Related Commands ■ dhcp server ip-pool
■ dhcp server netbios-type (Interface view)
■ dhcp server netbios-type interface (System view)
■ nbns-list