topic Re: WINS configuration in Networking

WINS configuration

kholikt — Tue, 22 May 2001 05:09:20 GMT

Which file I should edit to put in the IP address of two of my WINS servers.

Re: WINS configuration

Vincent Stedema — Tue, 22 May 2001 05:55:16 GMT

Do you mean WINS or DNS? To specify a nameserver, you have to edit /etc/resolv.conf.

The file should look something like this:

domain mydomain.com
nameserver 1.2.3.4
nameserver 1.2.3.5

Regards,

Vincent

Re: WINS configuration

kholikt — Tue, 22 May 2001 06:02:17 GMT

I mean WINS not DNS

Re: WINS configuration

Alexander Cekic — Tue, 22 May 2001 16:12:59 GMT

Hi,

pls let me know with Windows you are using.

In Windows 2000 you can add with a tool:

To manually add a dynamic entry to WINS:

At a command prompt, type netsh, and then press ENTER.

Type wins, and then press ENTER.

Type server, and then press ENTER. (To manage a remote WINS server, type server [\\servername or XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX].)

Issue the appropriate command, as in the following examples:

add name Name=HOSTA RecType=1 IP={10.0.0.1}
Adds a default NetBIOS record set of the 00h, 03h, 20h records for a computer named HOSTA as dynamic entries with a mapped IP address of 10.0.0.1.

Hope thats what you are looking for.

Alex

Re: WINS configuration

Jamie Hughes — Tue, 22 May 2001 16:21:44 GMT

Hello,

I don't understand your question:

"Which file I should edit to put in the IP address of two of my WINS servers. "

Where are you talking about? Where are you trying to specify the WINS servers, ie, on what machine? On the clients? If so, you enter the WINS server addresses in the TCP/IP properties under Network configuration. You shouldn't need to edit any kind of file on a client. What OS are the clients running?

Best regards,
Jamie Hughes

Re: WINS configuration

Rob Smith — Wed, 23 May 2001 00:10:46 GMT

Hi, the only two files you might want to put the addresses of your WINS servers in are your hosts file C:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc and your lmhosts file C:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc.

Hosts file for hostname resolution, lmhosts for netbios pre-caching, this way your servers will be able to see one and other in case your WINS servers go down. Hope this helps.

Rob