NetBIOS Names may be up to 15 characters long. The 16th character, which is reserved, is the NetBIOS suffix or name type. This is used by Microsoft Networking software to identify the type of service being registered. Please refere to Technet article 163409 for more information.
Legend for type field: U = Unique G = Group
| Name | Hex Value | Type | Usage |
| <computername> | 0 | U | Workstation Service |
| <computername> | 1 | U | Messenger Service |
| <\\--__MSBROWSE__> | 1 | G | Master Browser |
| <computername> | 3 | U | Messenger Service |
| <computername> | 6 | U | RAS Server Service |
| <computername> | 1F |
U | NetDDE Service |
| <computername> | 20 | U | File Server Service |
| <computername> | 21 | U | RAS Client Service |
| <computername> | 22 | U | Microsoft Exchange Interchange(MSMail Connector) |
| <computername> | 23 | U | Microsoft Exchange Store |
| <computername> | 24 | U | Microsoft Exchange Directory |
| <computername> | 30 | U | Modem Sharing Server Service |
| <computername> | 31 | U | Modem Sharing Client Service |
| <computername> | 43 | U | SMS Clients Remote Control |
| <computername> | 44 | U | SMS Administrators Remote Control Tool |
| <computername> | 45 | U | SMS Clients Remote Chat |
| <computername> | 46 | U | SMS Clients Remote Transfer |
| <computername> | 4C |
U | DEC Pathworks TCPIP service on Windows NT |
| <computername> | 52 | U | DEC Pathworks TCPIP service on Windows NT |
| <computername> | 87 | U | Microsoft Exchange MTA |
| <computername> | 6A | U | Microsoft Exchange IMC |
| <computername> | BE | U | Network Monitor Agent |
| <computername> | BF | U | Network Monitor Application |
| <username> | 3 | U | Messenger Service |
| <domain> | 0 | G | Domain Name |
| <domain> | 1B | U | Domain Master Browser |
| <domain> | 1C | G | Domain Controllers |
| <domain> | 1D | U | Master Browser |
| <domain> | 1E | G | Browser Service Elections |
| <INet~Services> | 1C | G | IIS |
| <IS~computer name> | 0 | U | IIS |
| <computername> | [2B] | U | Lotus Notes Server Service |
| IRISMULTICAST | [2F] | G | Lotus Notes |
| IRISNAMESERVER | [33] | G | Lotus Notes |
| Forte_$ND800ZA | [20] | U | DCA IrmaLan Gateway Server Service |