**Configure VPN sites to pass Microsoft NetBIOS broadcast traffic**

Some Microsoft networking environments rely heavily on broadcasts to advertise and locate network resources (servers, print devices, etc). By default, SonicWall devices are configured to not pass these Microsoft NetBIOS broadcasts across VPN tunnels. In this article, we will detail how to configure SonicOS to pass these broadcasts across the VPN tunnel bidirectionally. Please note this may increase traffic in some environments.

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