Re: WINS for Mac?

From: William Smith <mecklists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 21:59:39 -0500

In article <AHHge.1464$Lu6.861@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Martin Vipond <vipondmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> Is there a way for a Mac to use WINS? I just started using a PB G4 and
> use it to manage a couple of dozen Win2003 servers. I can use IP
> addresses, but...
>
> I'm not sure if I can get this thing to access WINS for name resolution.
>
> Any ideas?

Hi Martin!

Mac OS X can use WINS.

Go to /Applications/Utilities and open Directory Access. Make sure SMB
is checkmarked. Double-click SMB or click the Configure button and you
can enter a Windows domain name as well as a WINS IP address.

Hope this helps! bill
--
William M. Smith
(Microsoft Interop MVP)
.

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