WINS on Windows 2000 Server

[Diane Walker]

We have a Windows 2000 server. In the WINS database, the status of one of
the entries is "tombstoned". Is it OK to delete this entry? What happened
was I renamed the server and forgot to delete the WINS entry.

Thanks.

 

[Paul Bergson]

You can delete it, but it won't hurt it if you leave it for historical
purposes.

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Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA

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[Diane Walker]

Thanks for your prompt response. Is it OK to delete it and reassign the
same server name and same IP address to another server? Thank you.

 

[rwh]

Yes

 

[Diane Walker]

Thank you very much.

 

[Joe Richards [MVP]]

As an FYI, it should have just been purged automatically after a while. I don't
recall the time frame but items like that are tombstoned so that the "delete"
can replicate throughout the entire WINS structure. After a period of X days it
will just be removed.

joe