Does NetBIOS work between subnets?

[Restek]

Where I work we've got a novell network. If netbios over tcp/ip is enabled in winXP then I can see all windows machines on the network, irrespective of subnet. However I can't seem to connect to computer & see their shares unless they are on the same subnet - is this default behavious for netbios, or does it indicate that they're blocked certain ports on the routers between subnets?

[PCguy]

More than likely it's an older router. Most newer routters can handle NetBIOS over TCP/IP, even though NetBIOS is really a LAN protocol and not really a WAN protocol.