A WINS server is a Windows NT Server computer running the Microsoft TCP/IP protocol and the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server software. WINS servers maintain a database that maps computer names to IP addresses, allowing users to easily communicate with other computers while gaining all of the benefits of using TCP/IP.
This chapter describes how to install WINS servers and how to use WINS Manager to manage these servers. The following topics are included in this chapter:
For an overview of how WINS works, see "Windows Internet Name Service and Broadcast Name Resolution" in Chapter 12, "Networking Concepts for TCP/IP."
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WINS can also be configured and monitored using SNMP. All configuration parameters can be set using SNMP, including configuration parameters that can otherwise only be set by editing the Registry. For a list of WINS MIB object types, see Appendix A, "MIB Object Types for Windows NT."
You can also use Performance Monitor to track WINS server performance, as described in Chapter 17, "Using Performance Monitor with TCP/IP Services."