Err Msg: "NETBIOS AddName Failure"

 Last reviewed: March 26, 1997
Article ID: Q148987
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server Remoteboot Service for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

When you receive the error "NETBIOS AddName Failure" in the early stages of starting a remoteboot workstation, it means that you have given the workstation a NetBIOS name that is already registered on this segment of the network.

Every computer must ensure that its NetBIOS name is unique by broadcasting the name. A conflict might occur because another computer already has this name, or because a user is logged on under this name.

NOTE: Some network cards can be very persistent about defending their NetBIOS names, even when a computer crashes.

Additional query words:
Keywords : kbnetwork ntprotocol NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.5 3.51 4.0
Platform : WinNT

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Last reviewed: March 26, 1997
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