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ElseIf intSetWINSServer = 1 Then
WScript.Echo "WINS servers configured, please reboot."
Else
WScript.Echo "Error!! Unable to configure WINS servers."
End If
Next
How It Works
In order to translate human-readable NetBIOS names like
\\COMPUTER1
into the numeric IP
addresses that are used by computers and routers on TCP/IP-based networks, Windows
Server 2003 will use a combination of NetBIOS broadcasts and the Windows Internet Name
Service (WINS). WINS servers significantly reduce network traffic associated with NetBIOS
name resolution, since they allow clients to locate NetBIOS resources without relying on
broadcast traffic.
When you enter a computer name using the
\\COMPUTERNAME
Universal Naming Conven-
tion (UNC) notation, the operating system will submit a name resolution query
to the WINS
servers listed on the WINS tab in the order that they appear. If the first WINS server is unable to
answer the query within a certain amount of time, the client computer will submit the query to
the second WINS server in the list before giving up.
WINS has largely been replaced by DNS as the default name resolution protocol for Windows
operating systems, but certain applications and legacy operating systems still require it for
name resolution. If you require NetBIOS name resolution on your network, you should specify
a minimum of two WINS servers for fault tolerance purposes using any of the methods listed in
this recipe.
See Also
Microsoft TechNet: “Windows Server 2003 Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)”
(
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/
wins.mspx
)
Chapter 2 for more on WINS
1-14. Configuring NetBIOS over TCP/IP
Problem
You want to configure the NetBIOS over TCP/IP settings for a Windows Server 2003 computer.
Solution
Using a Graphical User Interface
1.
Open the Network Connections applet.
2.
Double-click on the Local Area Connection icon.
