Specify the NetBIOS Name Cache Timeout Period (Windows 95/98/Me)

This setting specifies the period that NetBIOS names are cached before requiring an additional name query.

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Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new string value (or DWORD for Windows 95) called "CacheTimeout" and set it to equal the number of milliseconds to cache NetBIOS names (minimum 60,000 - 1 minute).

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Related Tweaks

• Specify the Number of Broadcast Name Resolution Attempts (Windows 95/98/Me)
• Specify the Timeout Period for Broadcast Queries (Windows 95/98/Me)

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