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Windows Internet Name Service

WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) is used for name resolution of NetBIOS names to IP addresses within a Windows network. It works by having WINS clients register their NetBIOS names and IP addresses with the WINS server, which stores this information within its database. When another client needs to resolve a NetBIOS name, it queries the WINS server, which can then return the corresponding IP address from its database. For reliability, WINS servers replicate their databases with each other and elect a primary and backup server.

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Windows Internet Name Service

WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) is used for name resolution of NetBIOS names to IP addresses within a Windows network. It works by having WINS clients register their NetBIOS names and IP addresses with the WINS server, which stores this information within its database. When another client needs to resolve a NetBIOS name, it queries the WINS server, which can then return the corresponding IP address from its database. For reliability, WINS servers replicate their databases with each other and elect a primary and backup server.

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WINS

Windows Internet Name Service


What is WINS?
 It does name resolution (?!)
 DNS resolves IP numbers and FQDN
 ARP resolves IP numbers and MAC addresses
 WINS resolves NetBIOS names and IP numbers
(see last class meeting)
 It is dynamic, as clients boot they provide the
information
 H-node (default to Wins, then broadcast)
 not compatible with DNS protocol, but in NT
can be linked to the NT DNS service
 reduces traffic and need for LMHOSTS
How does it work?
Registration request
WINS NetBIOS name, IP#
CLIENT

WINS WINS
SERVER DATABASE
Query request
NetBIOS name
NT NetBIOS name, IP#, TTL
CLIENT Query reply
IP#

Also:
• renewal interval (default 4 days or 96 hours)
• name refresh request
• name release request (shutdown)
Server requirements
 To work with DHCP
 its own fixed IP address
 select WINS in the DHCP server
 To work with non WINS clients
 configure a WINS Proxy manually editing the
registry turning Enable Proxy to 1 .
 WINS Proxy is a WINS-enable computer that
listens to broadcasts from non WINS clients and
query the WINS server and replies.
Database replication
 WINS servers
 communicate with each other
 share synchronous name information
 at least two: primary and backup
 each server is capable of handling:
 1,500 name registrations per minute
 4,500 name queries per minute

 primary and backup should handle up to 10,000


clients
 can replicate (update) one another
 create automatically backups
Push and Pull Partners
WINS Server WINS Server
push and pull push and pull
partner partner

WINS Server WINS Server


Central push and pull
push and pull
WINS Server partner
partner

Push: send update notices to partner


Pull : requests updates from partner

Note: only one WINS Proxy by subnet


WINS: Install and Setup
 Installation
 only in NT Server
 see the NT FAQ or Microsoft installation instructions.
 Setup
 see the NT FAQ WINS proxy setup instructions
 see the NT FAQ Static client setup instructions
 see the NT FAQ Setup to work with DHCP
 For more information see Microsoft articles
 WINS and DNS
 Compact the WINS database

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