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What is WINS?
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) at it's most basic description is DNS for Windows Clients.
WINS resolves NetBIOS computer names to IP addresses for WINS clients on a routed network.
WINS consists of two components: the WINS server, which handles name queries and registrations, and the client software (NetBIOS over TCP/IP), which queries for computer name resolution.
Our WINS server is a Windows 2000 computer with WINS server software installed. When the Microsoft TCP/IP protocol is installed under Windows NT or Windows 95, WINS client software is installed automatically.
What are the Benefits of using WINS?
WINS provides a distributed database for registering and querying dynamic computer name-to-IP address mappings in a routed network environment. Centralized management of the computer name database and the database replication policies, alleviate the need for managing LMHOSTS files.
WINS provides the ability for clients on a Windows network (including Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, and LAN Manager 2.x) to browse domains on the far side of a router without a local domain controller being present on the other side of the router.
WINS reduces the use of local broadcasts for name resolution and allows users to locate computers on remote networks automatically. Reducing local broadcasts reduces subnet congestion.
When a Windows computer starts, it registers it's name, it's IP address, and what Windows services it is offering with the WINS server so that other Windows computers talking to the same WINS system can more readily find those services.
When dynamic addressing through DHCP results in new IP addresses for computers that move between sub-networks, the changes are updated automatically in the WINS database. Neither the user nor the network administrator needs to make manual accommodations for name resolution in such a case.
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