Windows File sharing, SMB, is done over NetBIOS, you need it enabled to use it. You would disable NetBIOS for something like a WebServer that is internet facing and only needs to accept HTTP traffic ...

I have a samba 3.0.2 server which I connect to from various windows 2000 and XP machines. Even if I set "disable netbios = yes", my Windows machines have to have netBIOS enabled to connect to the ...