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WINS server questions.

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by madroxxx

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I am running a small domain with a PDC, BDC, and one member server all running NT 4.

My question is what does a WINS server do, and would my domain benefit from running WINS?

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by xanderoth

WINS can cosiderably cut down time taken to access and browse the network by maintaining a central dynamic location of all name resolution from IP addresses to netbios names. Therefore accessing a printer on \\wkstn1\printer could resolve to \\10.1.1.5\printer instantly, the same with drive mappings and network browsing.

Every domain would benefit from a WINS server.

by avi_mohod

Hi,
WINS Server is used basically reduce network broadcasting.When a computer wants to communiates with other computer it broadcast its name to know its
IP address.If no. of compters r more then this broadcasting will hamper the n/w.WINS server when present in network it will register each computer name and ip address.When a computer wants to communicate with other computer it contact WINS server instead of broadcasting.WINS will reslove the computer name to ip address.Thus performance improvemnet will be achived.
For ur network WINS will not make mach difference as no. of computers r less.

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