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Can anyone tell me about these two processes . . . - WHiiP - 10-14-2013
netbiosd 302 KB 614 KB 5,228 7,151 17106 _netbios 0 bytes 0 bytes 64 bit 0.0 - No 1.5 MB 3 45 0.0 0.02 3.9 MB 1.2 MB 5.3 MB Yes Yes 0 0.3 0 bytes
mDNSResponder 8 KB 9 KB 42 45 17091 _mdnsresponder 0 bytes 0 bytes 64 bit 0.0 - No 1.3 MB 3 70 0.0 0.04 3.0 MB 1,004 KB 248 KB Yes Yes 0 0.2 0 bytes
copied from Activity Monitor on an iMac i7 (late 2009) running Mavericks and 16GB of RAM.
Re: Can anyone tell me about these two processes . . . - freeradical - 10-14-2013
Netbios is an old communications protocol.
Re: Can anyone tell me about these two processes . . . - mattkime - 10-14-2013
Mac OS X v10.6 uses the mDNSResponder process for unicast DNS (Domain Name System) functions, as well as Bonjour functions.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3789
Re: Can anyone tell me about these two processes . . . - WHiiP - 10-14-2013
OK, Thanks. I guess I need to allow them to continue to run.
Re: Can anyone tell me about these two processes . . . - fauch - 10-16-2013
Even if you kill them they will immediately respawn...