How can I restore access to components that have “drifted off” in order to bind them to the NetBEUI protocol?
The only reason I recommend “anchoring” unbound service and transport components to safe adapters is to allow them to be easily “rebound” at any later date. For example, if you decided that you need to share a directory for a few hours you could easily rebind the Microsoft service components to the TCP/IP transport, reboot, and you’re good to go. In other words, there’s really nothing wrong with having “lost sight” of components that have drifted off. But, if you would feel better having “binding access” to all of your installed components, simply re-install them through the Network properties dialog box using the “Add…” button. Once they have been re-installed, they will be well anchored and bound to everything. So you’ll need to carefully unbind them and anchor them to a safe transport and adapter.
