What is NODE type ?

The node type tells the client the resolution order to use. Most WINS servers use H-node (0x8), although P-Node (0x2) is sometimes desirable. Depends on how you set-up the network really.

The node types are as follows:

B-Node (0x1)

Broadcast over the net as the only means of resolving NetBIOS names.

P-Node (0x2)

Assume a point-to-point connection to the WINS server is the only means of resolving names on the network.

M-Node (0x4)

Broadcast first, then use WINS upon failure.Local names will thus always be found using broadcast, at the expense of significant extra network traffic.

H-Node (0x8)

Use WINS first, then broadcast upon failure. All names will be found using WINS, except names which are very new and haven't yet made it into WINS, or names on the LAN which aren't configured for WINS.