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Configuring Router with NETBEIU

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by mwryder

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I have a leased line between two of our offices connected with CSU/DSUs and GT60 routers. Until two weeks ago everything worked fine -- I could see the computers on the other side of the network with Network Neighborhood and print to the remote printers. I then had to change the equipment on the far side due to storm damage and am trying to configure the router again.
When I did this originally it was three years ago and a tech support person from the router company was able to walk me through the setup of the NETBEUI portion. Unfortunately I don't remember all of the details. I know I have to enable UDP forwarding of Ports 137, 138, and 139, but can't remember the TCPIP addressing or if anything else needs to be enabled.
The routers work for most traffic except for browsing the network or remote printing.
Thanks for any assistance.

Michael W. Ryder
mwryder@earthlink.net

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by ann777

I'm not familiar with a GT60 router.... but if you have the same type of routers at both ends, why not printout the configuration of the current router, and configure the other router to comminucate similarly with it.

You should always keep a printout of the current configuration of each piece of hardware. This is know as "disaster recovery"

by mwryder

Unfortunately with the GT60 routers using the configuration utility clears the UDP forwarding information which was the area I was having problems with. I had a copy of the previous configuration but it stored the numbers as decimal rather than hex. In other words I had to remember something from three years ago but I am definitely going to be keeping detailed configuration instructions for the future (which will not happen now that I am prepared : )

by mwryder

With this router Netbeui is routable. By enabling UDP forwarding for ports 137, 138, and 139 to the destination router's LAN port I can browse the computers on the other side of the WAN and use their printers.

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