Editing Zero-configuration networking (section)

===NetBIOS Service Discovery===
NetBIOS on Windows supports individual hosts on the network to advertise services, such as file shares and printers. It also supports, for example, a network printer to advertise itself as a host sharing a printer device and any related services it supports. Depending on how a device is attached (to the network directly, or to the host which shares it) and which protocols are supported. However, Windows clients connecting to it may prefer to use [[Simple Service Discovery Protocol|SSDP]] or [[Web Services for Devices|WSD]] using NetBIOS. NetBIOS is one of the providers on Windows implementing the more general discovery process dubbed ''function discovery'' which includes built-in providers for PnP, Registry, NetBIOS, SSDP and WSD<ref name="AboutFunctionDiscovery">{{cite web|title=About Function Discovery|url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa363892(v=vs.85).aspx|website=Windows Dev Center|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> of which the former two are local-only and the latter three support discovery of networked devices. None of these need any configuration for use on the local subnet. NetBIOS has traditionally been supported only in expensive printers for corporate use though some entry-level printers with Wi-Fi or Ethernet support it natively, allowing the printer to be used without configuration even on very old operating systems.