node type when ipconfig /all : peer peer or hybrid ?

Question

Hello and sorry for my english,

In my entreprise, on computers, when i do ipconfig /all, computers are all in peer-peer node mode !

So i found that administrator that was in my entreprise set the node to peer-peer by GPO but is is not clear, by default it is Hybrid in windows, so why set peer-peer ? In my entreprise, we have active directory/DNS, no servers WINS ! We have windows 10,11 and 2016, 2022 servers

i found definition here : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.networkinformation.netbiosnodetype?view=net-9.0 but not clear, best to do is set peer-peer or hybrid in my configuration ? thanks a lot

Answer 1

Hello,

 

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

Peer-Peer (P-node) is best for environments where a WINS server is available and reliable. It can reduce broadcast traffic on the network.

Hybrid (H-node) is suitable for environment without a WINS server or where you want a combination of both methods for redundancy. Comparing with P-node it generates more broadcast traffic.

If there's Active Directory/DNS but no WINS servers it's recommended to use H-node.

 

I hope the information above is helpful.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know.

 

Best regards，

Jill Zhou

 

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