Viewing and Setting the Node Type

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Viewing and Setting the Node Type

Because the node type is important to the performance of the system that you are using, you can see the node type you are using and change it if a better method is available.

To check the current node type, you can use the command IPCONFIG /ALL, which you have seen several times already. In Figure 7.4, you can see the output from this command; note that the node type is Hybrid (also note that a WINS server is listed).

You can set your node type manually. By default, you area b-node system. If you want to become an h-node, simply add the address of a WINS server into the TCP/IP configuration screen. If you want to be a different node type, you have to edit the registry. The entry is under the following subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\
Parameters

The entry is NodeType, which can be set to the following values:

1 (hex)—b-node
2 (hex)—p-node
4 (hex)—M-Mode
8 (hex)—h-node

On most networks, you automatically set the node type by using the DHCP server. The DHCP options that you set are 044—WINS/NBNS Server and 046—WINS/NBT Node Type. This enables an administrator to set the node type for all machines that use DHCP.

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