[cumbria_lug] Windows Network Noise on the Net.

[Roger Cope]

Ian,Steve et al...

This is very interesting to me - I was also confusing NetBEUI and NetBIOS as
I was reading the posts. I feel some positive advice (other than 'ditch that
last Windows machine'...) might be a nice Xmas pressie...

However, before the network pros on this list gang up on us people who
prefer to avoid the black arts, I checked out my own NAT Router (a
Draytek/Vigor unit - which is a cut above many consumer units for control
and management) and confirmed that the default firewall rules block both
inbound and outbound NetBIOS traffic.

I see no reason why basic consumer routers should not also, even if they
offer no user control in this area.

Roger