To all those using Netbeui

[andrewe77]

I was using Netbeui to separate my file and printer sharing from hackers on the internet. It seemed like my computer-computer file transfers were slow. Using Brent's advice to remove it and use TCP/IP, I noticed that my internet throughput increased! I can max at 5.5mbps now instead of 4.5mbps. By the way, this is behind WIndows 98 ICS.

[MosDef112]

The least protocols bound to your network adapters, the better your connection will be. Having a single protocol bound to a network adapter leaves no room for processing lags especially when a protocol that performs master browser broadcasts isn't present. This is also true for TCP/IP, especially if you configure your PC to use ARP to find any routable interfaces present on your system, or else DHCP.

[Brent]

Yep

Also NetBEUI is a broadcast protocol, it broadcasts out and eats up bandwith...

But that's also why it's not routable, cause routers don't pass broadcast messages...

anyways TCP/IP is really all you need these days, one protocol makes it all better ;)

[MosDef112]

I concur. ;)