["Craig Wicker" <CWicker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Devices on the network will advertise themselves by broadcasting to that segments broadcast address; in this example a device having an address of 10.10.10.11 is broadcast to 10.10.10.255 so that all devices on this network segment will know it is 'alive'. Additional information is included, such as: is this device a server or workstation; is this device the 'Master Browser'; what is operating system; etc.etc.

 

Craig Wicker
Systems Administrator
Hooker Furniture Corporation
Sniffer Certified Professional
CompTIA A+, N+
Microsoft MCP
Cisco CCNA
HP-UX

 

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From: Venter Basie [mailto:basie.venter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 12:27 AM
To: 'ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [Ethereal-users] Package identification

 

If possible please explain SMB Ma Write Mail Slot:

 

 

Regards

 

JH Venter

Imagination is more important than knowledge

 

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