NetBEUI
NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface) is a new, extended version
of NetBIOS, the program that lets computers
communicate within a local area network. NetBEUI
(pronounced net-BOO-ee) formalizes the frame format (or arrangement of
information in a data transmission) that was not specified as part of NetBIOS.
NetBEUI was developed by IBM for its LAN Manager product and has been adopted
by Microsoft for its Windows NT, LAN Manager, and Windows for Workgroups
products. Hewlett-Packard and DEC use it in comparable products.
NetBEUI is the best performance choice for communication within a single
LAN. Because, like NetBIOS, it does not support
the routing of messages to other networks, its interface must be adapted
to other protocols such as Internetwork
Packet Exchange or TCP/IP. A recommended method
is to install both NetBEUI and TCP/IP in each
computer and set the server up to use NetBEUI for communication within
the LAN and TCP/IP for
communication beyond the LAN.