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by steve cody

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I have 4 WINS servers on my network. They all replicate with each other. Each of them are set up to use their own address in their TCP/IP setup for the WINS servers. At each server, I can ping a computer by name, and the response is provided by the DNS server, not the WINS server. BUT, at the clients, I can ping a computer by name, and the WINS server answers it.
A ping from the server responds as:
Pinging name.domainname.com (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)

A ping from a WINS client responds as:
Pinging from computername (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)

What is my problem? I don't have any errors in the System log. I am experiencing some name resolution problems and this is where I am starting to look.
Thanks!
Steve

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by mrval

I'd check the DNS tab in TCP/IP on your WINS servers, see if they have domain entries.

I'd also consider adding primary and secondary WINS addresses on each server that point to the other WINS servers.

Good luck.

by steve cody

I didn't explain my problem very well, so I am going to close it and re-post it tomorrow. Thanks.

by elmagoal

Did you check if your tcp/ip setting you have check the enable DNS resolution for windows resolution.

by steve cody

I didn't explain my problem very well, so I am going to close it and re-post it tomorrow. Thanks.

by malchango

Check to see if the servers have a WINS server in the TCP/IP properties. If you don't want to load the WINS entry onto the servers, try LMHOSTS files with only the servers listed. If the servers have WINS entries or an LMHOSTS file, they shouldn'thave any name resolution problems.

by steve cody

I didn't explain my problem very well, so I am going to close it and re-post it tomorrow. Thanks.

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