Since Aventail Connect redirects only WinSock calls, it cannot redirect NBT calls. To deliver a secured version of standard Windows browsing, Aventail Connect redirects NBT calls to WinSock. This allows Aventail Connect to redirect this traffic based on a set of redirection rules, as defined in the Aventail Connect configuration file. Without a hosts file or a WINS server, Extranet Neighborhood cannot associate a computer's Internet name with its Windows machine name. Extranet Neighborhood includes a browsing mode, which allows you to view a dynamic list of available Windows hosts.
Hosts files provide a static list of hosts.
There are two basic methods for configuring Extranet Neighborhood. You do not need to list individual hosts within the domain. The following information describes configurations for listing WINS servers and listing individual hosts as well as briefly describes how to configure Extranet Neighborhood for the three most common methods. If you do not specify a WINS server, you will not be able to use Extranet Neighborhood in the browsing mode. When Extranet Neighborhood is in browsing mode, it must be able to resolve the name of the host.