Windows for Workgroups' native networking architecture provides users in a small local area network with limited file- and printer-sharing capabilities. Users can connect to other Windows for Workgroups PCs, and use other systems' shared resources.
This functionality is a result of the combined functionality offered by a collection of various networking components. The following diagram illustrates the interaction between these components. We'll discuss these components in more detail in just a moment.
+-------------------------------------------------------+ | Network Driver | | +---------------------------+ | | Redirector and Server | NetBIOS Applications | +---------------------------+ | | Server Message BLocks | | +---------------------------+---------------------------+ | NetBIOS APIs | +-------------------------------------------------------+ | NetBIOS-over-TCP/IP (NBT) | +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Transport Driver Interface (TDI) | +-------------------------------------------------------+ | TCP/IP Suite for Windows TCP/IP | +-------------------------------------------------------+
More information about theese parts of NetBIOS you read below :