Re: WINS, NETBIOS & DNS


"CreateWindow" <createwindow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

Not really. You won't need any WINS servers unless if you have any NT 4.0
or less then yes, you need these things; otherwise don't worry about it
too much.

The above is incorrect but a common (set of) misunderstanding(s).

IF you wish a variety of legacy features to work (some in surprisingly
modern add-on products) so most people in fact do need NetBIOS
on modern Windows Server networks.

WINS sever is only needed IF you have multiple
subnets (i.e., internal routers) AND if you need NetBIOS so that
part is misleading as well.


NetBT or NetBIOS over TCP traffic will "just happen" if its needed, so no
setup required.

It is the default -- which is why more people don't realize they need it
still despite the bad information out there.

WINS Server however will never happen automatically.

NetBIOS names are alive and well in your 2003 / XP network though. Plus
some resource kit tools from MS actually call NetBIOS name resolution
before DNS! But it will happen automatically - so, again, nothing to
configure. Have a play with the nbtstat command for fun.
Keep reading! That knowledge can be very handy.

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"SBN via WinServerKB.com" <u32166@uwe> wrote in message
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- Hey guys in our office we have a domain network with DNS... and i have
been
reading some ebooks about netbios, wins, dns and ad. and it get me really
confuse. if i have already setup DNS in our network and implement AD. do
i
still have to implement or worry about netbios and WINS?

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