Until at least Windows 2008R2 it was possible to add multiple NetBIOS names to the same machine, with each additional name resolveable via NetBIOS broadcasts (ie: the classical NetBIOS resolution, not involving DNS). It even was one of the recommended approaches for file server consolidation.
While on Windows Server 2016 you can still adding new NetBIOS names, it seems that the only resolveable name is the first (main) one. For example, taking a server with MAINNAME and ALTNAME as primary and secondary names, only MAINNAME is resolveable via the NetBIOS-specific broadcast method. ALTNAME is resolveable via DNS, and its records are added to the DNS server indeed.
So, I ask:
- do you know why the default behavior was changed?
- do you have any suggestions on how to make secondary NetBIOS names resolveable?
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