WINS Manager: Config. and Replication Partners Menus Disabled

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

When using WINS Manager to administer a remote WINS server, you may notice that all menu options are enabled except for the Configuration and Replication Partners options of the Server menu.

Most WINS Manager commands are performed using IP-to-IP (non-NetBIOS) connections. However, the Configuration and Replication Partners options run over RPC which requires NetBIOS sessions (over TCP/IP) to be established. If the NetBIOS connection fails, these two menu items will appear disabled. Similarly, attempting to use Registry Editor to remotely access the computer's Registry will fail because it also relies on an RPC connection to be established. Once a NetBIOS connection is made, these options are enabled.

To fix this problem:

1. Verify that you are a member of the Administrators or Domain Administrators groups and that you are logged in with a proper password.

2. Verify that you are able to get a "Name to IP" resolution of the name of the WINS server you are focused on:

   a. From the Options menu choose Preferences. Try setting the address

         display as "Computer Name (IP Address)" and/or "IP Address (Computer
         Name)" and set the focus again on the remote WINS server by selecting
         it from the list of WINS servers.
   

   b. Use the IPCONFIG /ALL command to find the IP addresses of the primary

         and secondary WINS servers you are consulting. Then enter the IP
         address and name of the remote WINS server as a static mapping into
         the database of the primary and secondary WINS servers you are
         consulting.