How To install and configure WINS WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) and Step

WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service)

Characteristics and structure of WINS :-

1. WINS is a protocol and service which is use to resolve NetBIOS name into IP address and IP address into NetBIOS name.

2. WINS can be use in LAN and WAN but within same network (workgroup and domain)

3. WINS server can be configure in the domain or workgroup network.

4. WINS is integrated with DHCP and DNS

5. WINS server can maintain the centralize database for NetBIOS names and respective IP addresses,  it can stop software broadcasting.

NOTE: Software broadcasting means to find IP address and Hardware broadcasting means to find MAC address.

6. WINS name or NetBIOS name are flat name or without dot

7. WINS name are maximum 15 characters long.

NOTE:

Hello      Hello message or Hello packet means when any computer will be connect to the network, then it will broadcast its information like MAC address, IP address etc. in the entire network and other devices can search it easily.

NOTE:

In Windows NT4 and older versions (Pre-Windows 2000 OS),  the following method is use to resolve any query :-

Can               We         Buy               Large                   Hard                    Disk

  |                 |             |                    |                         |                           |

Cache           WINS     Broadcast     LmHost file          Host file               DNS

In Windows 2000 and higher version, Microsoft has given preference to FQDN, so DNS is use before WINS.

       

Replication Partner or Pull/Push Partner

We can use more than one WINS servers for load balancing and fault tolerance. We have to configure replication partner manually within same workgroup or within same domain, otherwise they cannot start replication.  WINS server always use incremental updates with other WINS servers.

NOTE:

By default there is no backup database in WINS server, we can create backup database manually in WINS server.  In DNS and DHCP server, backup database is available by default.

We need backup database to take backup of server.

To install and configure WINS  :-

Open Server Manager    -> Features      -> Add Features     -> WINS   -> Install

To configure WINS client :-

If we are using Dynamic IP addressing, then IP address of WINS server will be assign by DHCP server automatically in each client machine.

If we are using Static IP addressing in our network, then we can assign IP address of WINS server in each client manually from TCP/IP settings.

To check client information or WINS server database :-

Program    -> Admin. tools     -> WINS   -> Rt. click on servername or computername   ->     Active Registrations    -> Display Records      -> Find Now

To configure Replication Partner or Pull/Push Partner :-

step1 Configure two or more WINS server in the same domain or same workgroup network

step2 In both WINS servers,

        Program  -> Admin. tools -> WINS    -> Replication Partner   -> Rt. click     ->

        New Replication Partner    -> Give IP address of another WINS servers    -> OK

To create Backup Database for WINS server :-

Program   -> Admin. tools   -> WINS    -> Rt. click on Servername  -> Backup Database   ->    C:    -> Windows    -> System32    -> WINS     -> OK