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Wins-like function in Novell?

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by tech_know

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Is there a WINS-like function that runs in a Novell environment? We have a few Windows 2000 servers in a workgroup environement. We are Novell for the server OS? Or, alternatively, can you run a WINS server in a workgroup environment? Right now, I have no way of resolving workstation machine names with IP addresses except scrolling through the DHCP server.

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by deroode

There are probably two ways to approach this:

- Do not use wins, but use dynamic DNS. If you configure the Novell DNS / DHCP server to give out IP addresses it will also add your workstations to the DNS.
- Use a wins server on one of the Windows2000 servers, No problem that they are in a workgroup environment. Configure your DHCP server (novell or MS) to provide the address of the wins server as an option (option 44, netbios name resolution, if i'm right)

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