Waht is the use of WINS ? Where we can use it .

[Brinesh Kishore]

Waht is the use of WINS ? Where we can use it .

 

[S.Sengupta]

It determines the IP address associated with a particular network computer.
See:-
http://www.auditmypc.com/acronym/WINS.asp

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ssg MS-MVP

 

[NobodyMan]

Waht is the use of WINS ? Where we can use it .

Windows Internet Naming Service.

It was used with a WINS server in older MS networks for name
resolution.

Newer MS Server OSs are tightly integrated with DNS and don't require
WINS.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Windows Internet Naming Service.

It was used with a WINS server in older MS networks for name
resolution.

Newer MS Server OSs are tightly integrated with DNS and don't require
WINS.

WINS and DNS can only used for name resolution in a client/server
network, such as a Windows domain.

A workgroup (peer-to-peer) network uses NetBIOS over TCP/IP for name
resolution.
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[NobodyMan]

WINS and DNS can only used for name resolution in a client/server
network, such as a Windows domain.

A workgroup (peer-to-peer) network uses NetBIOS over TCP/IP for name
resolution.

Nope. I used to run a small network, using a 2003 Server Box for file
sharing and about 25 clients. I ran the entire thing using DNS. In
fact, I never used NETBIOS over TCP/IP.

So it's possible. I wouldn't want to do it again - I walked into this
situation - but it CAN be done.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Nope. I used to run a small network, using a 2003 Server Box for file
sharing and about 25 clients. I ran the entire thing using DNS. In
fact, I never used NETBIOS over TCP/IP.

So it's possible. I wouldn't want to do it again - I walked into this
situation - but it CAN be done.

You had a server computer, which can run DNS. A workgroup network,
without a server computer, can't do that. There's no DNS server on
Windows client operating systems.
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