NetBEUI / NetBIOS Protocol FAQ from HomeNetHelp.com

(A) From a command prompt (DOS) type 'nbtstat -n'. Any computers with a 'type' of '<20>' are NetBIOS servers.

(A) NetBEUI: a network transport protocol
NETBIOS: Microsoft's software interface for accessing network resources based on NetBEUI

(A) There are many myths going around the internet saying that NetBIOS shares over TCP/IP are unsafe. The problem is actually the use of weak passwords or no passwords on network shares. As long as you use STRONG passwords on ALL your exposed network shares, there is no great danger. (Note this security bullitin about using ScopeID also)

(A) The Scope ID option in the TCP/IP configuration provides a way to isolate a group of computers that only communicate with each other. If computers do not have the same SCOPE ID, they are invisible to each other (for purposes of file/print sharing over NetBIOS). The SCOPE ID can be set in the WINS config tab of your TCP/IP properies.