Is NetBIOS really gone on Windows?

Solution 1:

"NetBIOS" the protocol (NBF) is gone, long replaced by NBT, CIFS, etc. "NetBIOS" as part of the name of other things still exists.

Windows still has an embedded WINS server, even if there's no dedicated WINS server on the network.

Solution 2:

NETBIOS over TCP/IP is most certainly still supported in Windows Vista and above. You can see this in the TCP/IP settings on your adapter. There is still a spot to add WINS server addresses. We're running multiple WINS servers here on campus and all of our clients still use them. That said, DNS is the modern/preferred named resolution method, however NETBIOS is still around for compatibility with legacy applications and/or networks.

Solution 3:

Rather than try to rehash what's well documented elsewhere....read http://www.jacco2.dds.nl/samba/smb.html

(NetBIOS still exists - NETBEUI is gone)