When you type NBTSTAT -c at a CMD prompt, the display contains a period in the Name column:
NetBIOS Remote Cache Name Table Name Type Host Address Life \[sec\] ------------------------------------------------------------ PDCNAME UNIQUE 10.0.0.1 -1 PDCNAME UNIQUE 10.0.0.1 -1 PDCNAME UNIQUE 10.0.0.1 -1 DOMAINNAME GROUP 10.0.0.1 -1 DOMAINNAME . UNIQUE 10.0.0.1 -1 DOMAINNAME . UNIQUE 10.0.0.1 -1 DOMAINNAME . UNIQUE 10.0.0.1 -1 ^ | (Period) -----|The period is caused by an incorrect entry in the LMHOSTS file:
10.0.0.1 "Domainname \0x1b" #PREThe NetBIOS name must be exactly 15 characters, so the number of characters between the quote marks MUST be 20:
10.0.0.1 "Domainname \0x1b" #PRESee tip 2988 and links.
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