Err Msg: "NETBIOS AddName Failure"

ID: Q148987

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server Remoteboot Service for Windows 95

When you receive the error "NETBIOS AddName Failure" in the early stages of starting a remoteboot workstation, it means that you have given the workstation a NetBIOS name that is already registered on this segment of the network.

Every computer must ensure that its NetBIOS name is unique by broadcasting the name. A conflict might occur because another computer already has this name, or because a user is logged on under this name.

NOTE: Some network cards can be very persistent about defending their NetBIOS names, even when a computer crashes.

Keywords : kbnetwork ntprotocol NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.5 3.51 4.0
Platform : winnt
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