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The PPP NetBIOS Frames Control Protocol (NBFCP)
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Network Working Group G. Pall
Request for Comments: 2097 Microsoft Corp.
Category: Standards Track January 1997
The PPP NetBIOS Frames Control Protocol (NBFCP)
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [1] provides a standard method for
transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links. PPP
defines an extensible Link Control Protocol, and proposes a family of
Network Control Protocols for establishing and configuring different
network-layer protocols.
The NBF protocol [3] was originally called the NetBEUI protocol. This
document defines the Network Control Protocol for establishing and
configuring the NBF protocol over PPP.
The NBFCP protocol is only applicable for an end system to connect to
a peer system or the LAN that peer system is connected to. It is not
applicable for connecting two LANs together due to NetBIOS name
limitations and NetBIOS name defense mechanisms.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .......................................... 2
1.1 Specification of Requirements ................... 2
1.2 Terminology ..................................... 3
2. A PPP Network Control Protocol for NBF ................ 3
2.1 Sending NBF Datagrams ........................... 4
2.2 Bridging NBF Datagrams........................... 5
2.3 NetBIOS Name Defense............................. 5
3. NBFCP Configuration Options ........................... 6
3.1 Name-Projection.................................. 6
3.2 Peer-Information................................. 8
3.3 Multicast-Filtering.............................. 10
3.4 IEEE-MAC-Address-Required........................ 11
SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS ...................................... 12
REFERENCES ................................................... 12
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