NetBiosNodeType Enumeration

.NET Framework 3.0

Specifies the Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS) node type.

Namespace: System.Net.NetworkInformation
Assembly: System (in system.dll)

Syntax

public enum NetBiosNodeType

public enum NetBiosNodeType

JScript

public enum NetBiosNodeType

Members

	Member name	Description
	Broadcast	A broadcast node.
	Hybrid	A hybrid node.
	Mixed	A mixed node.
	Peer2Peer	A peer-to-peer node.
	Unknown	An unknown node type.

Remarks

The node type determines the way in which NetBIOS names are resolved to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. The following table shows the name resolution method for each node type.

Node type	Resolve name to IP address
Broadcast	Uses NetBIOS name queries.
Peer2Peer	Uses a NetBIOS name server (NBNS), for example, Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).
Mixed	Attempts to resolve by first using NetBIOS name queries and then using an NBNS.
Hybrid	Attempts to resolve by first using an NBNS and then using a NetBIOS name query.

This enumeration is used to specify values for the NodeType property.

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0