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Which of the following protocols makes a Samba server appear on Windows clients browsing the My Network Places section of the explorer?
The correct answer is E. NetBIOS. NetBIOS is the protocol that handles network browsing and name announcement on Windows LANs - it's what allows a Samba server to register itself and appear in "My Network Places" by broadcasting its presence to other machines on the subnet. SMB (A) is the file-sharing protocol…
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- ASMB
- BDHCP
- CDNS
- DCIFS
- ENetBIOS
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NetBIOS is the protocol that handles network browsing and name announcement on Windows LANs - it's what allows a Samba server to register itself and appear in "My Network Places" by broadcasting its presence to other machines on the subnet. SMB (A) is the file-sharing protocol that handles the actual data transfer after you've found the machine, not the discovery itself. DHCP (B) only assigns IP addresses and has no role in network browsing or service advertisement. DNS (C) resolves hostnames to IPs but doesn't drive the Windows browse list - that's a LAN-broadcast mechanism, not DNS. CIFS (D) is essentially a dialect/extension of SMB for file sharing, so it also handles data transfer, not discovery.
Memory tip: Think of NetBIOS as the town crier - it shouts "I exist!" on the local network so Windows can list you. SMB/CIFS is the conversation that happens once you've been found.
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