netbios name (G) This sets the NetBIOS name by which a Samba server is known. By default it is the same as the first component of the host's DNS name. If a machine is a browse server or logon server this name (or the first component of the hosts DNS name) will be the name that these services are advertised under. See also netbios aliases. Default: machine DNS name Example: netbios name = MYNAME