Sand said:
How do I change the hybrid node mode to Broadcast.
You can force the node type from the registry.
Go to Start | Run | regedit.
Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters
Look for the values:
NodeType;
DhcpNodeType.
If these are not present, the system defaults to 'Broadcast' in the
absence of WINS servers, or 'Hybrid' if WINS servers are listed.
So you can delete these if you like to revert to default broadcast.
IPCONFIG /ALL doesn't seem to understand the defaults, and
seems to report 'unknown' if the node type has not been explicitly set in
the registry.
Hybrid is usually OK, it will revert to broadcast automatically if WINS
fails.
If you want to force Broadcast, set NodeType to 1.
For futher details, see this article:
Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;160177