nbtodns(1Mtcp)
nbtodns, dnstonb --
convert NetBIOS and DNS names
Synopsis
nbtodns [-d] NetBIOS_name
dnstonb DNS_name
Description
Before you can use DNS to resolve NetBIOS names, you
must make sure that the names you want to add are encoded
in a form acceptable to DNS. The nbtodns command
enables you to generate a DNS encoded name from a NetBIOS
name. The -d option of nbtodns and the
dnstonb command both enable you to decode a
DNS encoded name back into a valid NetBIOS name.
Since NetBIOS names can contain spaces and non-printable
characters it is usually best to enclose the name in quotes when
you specify NetBIOS_name. Non-printable characters
should be represented in hexadecimal format
by specify two digits following a ``\0x'' prefix.
NOTE:
The DNS Manager performs automatic encoding
and decoding of NetBIOS names. It is recommended, that whenever
possible, you use the DNS Manager instead of
nbtodns for converting NetBIOS names.
Examples
To convert a NetBIOS name ``1demonstration\0x00\0x1c'', use the following
command:
nbtodns "1demonstration\0x00\0x1c"
The resulting DNS name would be:
DBGEGFGNGPGOHDHEHCGBHEGJGPGOAABM
To convert the same DNS name back to a NetBIOS name,
use either of the following commands:
nbtodns -d DBGEGFGNGPGOHDHEHCGBHEGJGPGOAABM
or
dnstonb DBGEGFGNGPGOHDHEHCGBHEGJGPGOAABM
The resulting NetBIOS name would be the same for both commands:
"1demonstration\0x00\0x1c"
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004