In previous versions of ePO, several functions depended on
NetBIOS over TCP/IP. If you disabled this protocol, ePO operations would be impacted. Current versions of ePO are less dependent on this protocol.
If you disable
NETBIOS over TCP/IP using the following steps, no major functionality in ePO is impacted:
- Open the Network Adaptor.
- Click Properties, Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), Properties, Advanced.
- Select the WINS tab.
- Select Disable NetBIOS over TCP.
NOTE: If
any settings other than the ones listed above are changed, this support statement doesn't apply.
The following features were tested in ePO 5.9.x and 5.10.0, after NetBIOS over TCP/IP was disabled using the steps described in this article. No failures were found.
- Push the McAfee Agent install using system name only
- Dynamic Permission set assignment and NT User authentication
- LDAPSync
- Active Directory Sync
The only feature impacted is Domain Synchronization, which is sometimes called NT Domain Sync or domain browsing.
Domain Synchronization is a legacy protocol in Windows, originating in Windows NT, and relies on NetBIOS. Active Directory Sync, which uses the LDAP protocol and isn't affected by disabling NetBIOS, replaces Domain Synchronization.