I was at my friends small office 15-20 users network. They’re having problems with a slow network, so I told him I’d take a look at it.
They have two servers, one running MS Exchange/DHCP Server, one running MS SQL Server 7.0. Plus both are used for file and print sharing.
The strange part is:
They are directly connected to the Internet through a 56kb leased line.
The workstations are Win98 and in the IP Configuration has the boxed checked
that says “Use DHCP for WINS resolution”.
There is NO WINS or DNS server anywhere, except for the ISP DNS.
Seems to work, but not very well.
The name resolutions/authentication’s take a long time.
Is there any reason that you can think of NOT to have a WINS Server on the network?
