Re: DNS - WINS Forward Lookup

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An older client that supports only WINS registration (ex: Windows NT) can be
set to look at a WINS server via DHCP scope WINS settings, so why go through
the hassle of removing DHCP scope WINS settings ansd setup your DNS zone to
look for a WINS server?

Thanks, Nihilator

"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" wrote:

Read inline please.

In news:E8A11F75-E6E2-4BB5-BBCD-6A79295B7E79@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Niatross <niatross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
I never understood this setting.

Why would you setup up a zone with WINS Forward lookup if your DHCP
server is already handing out WINS settings to the client?

Which way should I go? Should I remove the WINS scope options on my
DHCP server and setup a WINS Forward lookup on my DNS server?

I understand if I have Windows NT clients, then you should use the
DHCP Scope Options method, but if I don't have older clients, is
there still an advantage to using WINS Forward lookup on my DNS
server?

I'm confused...

The major advantage to using WINS lookups on the DNS zone is that clients
need only support WINS registration and not DNS registration for the client
name to be resolved in DNS. You can even use WINS proxying for clients that
don't support WINS registration, but still broadcast their NetBIOS name.



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Best regards,
Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
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