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The nbtstat command is a Windows networking tool used to troubleshoot NetBIOS name resolution issues. In a workgroup environment, users may encounter problems where they can ping machines by IP address but not by hostname. Running nbtstat -A with the target IP can reveal the NetBIOS name table of a remote computer, confirming that name resolution should work. However, if ping by name still fails despite nbtstat returning the correct name, the issue often lies with DNS or WINS configuration, not with NetBIOS itself. This tag covers discussions about using nbtstat to diagnose name resolution failures in small networks.
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    Windows 7 Not able to ping by name but no problem by ip

    Hello all, I have a small workgroup that I am able to ping machines by ipaddress, but can't seem to be able to ping by machine name. I have even installed a WINS server and added it to my dhcp configuration. What is really weird is that if I do a nbtstat -A 192.168.1.xx I get the name of the...
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    • dhcp host resolution ip address machine name nbtstat network ping troubleshooting wins workgroup
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    • Forum: Windows Networking
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