Re: Spooler subsystem app accessing DNS

From: Boogie Woogie Flu (spam_at_email.sux)
Date: 05/31/03 

Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 09:33:39 GMT

> Windows 2000 does install TCP/IP printing by default.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;246868
>
> Perhaps that explains why the printing subsystem needs dns?
>
Would this apply even if I have NetBios over TCP/IP disabled and file and
printer sharing not bound to TCP/IP?

If I'm using NetBeui exclusively for file and printer sharing, why would the
print spooler need access to DNS to resolve a NetBios name to an IP address?

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