WINS(Windows Internet Naming Server)

WINS(Windows Internet Naming Server) provide a distributed database, can in routing network environment to dynamically NETBios name and IP address mapping for registration and query. WINS to register NetBIOS computer name, when there is a need for its analytical become IP address. WINS database is dynamic update.

WINS the essential requirements

For WINS server has been

1. Must be a NT server computer

2. Using TCP/IP protocol, and have a static IP address.

For WINS customer

1. The requirements of the operating system is running under computer:

Windows NT Server 3.5 or higher

Windows NT Workstation 3.5 or higher

Windows 95

Running Microsoft TCP/IP - 32 Windows for 311 Workgroups

With solid mode TCP/IP drive a navigator are 3.0 for ms-dos

LAN Manager 2.2 c for ms-dos. Don't support LAN Manager 2.2 c for OS / 2

2. Need WINS server's IP address

(2) WINS process

(a) in a WINS environment, WINS the customer opens every computer and initialization TCP/IP, it will its name and IP address NetBIOS corresponding relationship of WINS server has been mapped to the database.

(b) when a WINS customer want to and other host computer communication, it can directly and WINS server connection, inquires the computer name and IP address relationship.

(c) if in his own database WINS server has been found to be checked the computer name and IP address mapping relationship, it will purpose computer IP address returns the WINS customer requirements inquires.