+1 Also, do you REALLY care about WINS or NetBIOS? Unless you have nodes that you need to get to, via host name, which are NOT joined to a Windows 2000/2003/2008 domain, I do not believe you need either function. AD integrated DNS should function just fine without it.
The underlying design of WINS uses NetBIOS over TCP/IP. This article may be of interest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Internet_Name_Service But don't take my word for it. Go with what ASB suggests and test it. :-) Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA www.eaglemds.com jra...@eaglemds.com ________________________________________ From: Andrew S. Baker [asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: WINS question This seems easy enough to test... ASB (My Bio via About.Me<http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Christopher Bodnar <christopher_bod...@glic.com<mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com>> wrote: If "disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP" is selected on the WINS tab of the TCP/IP configuration of a client, and there are WINS servers specified, does the client register with the WINS server? Or does that bypass the registration process. My thought is that the client still registers with the WINS server, it just stops using NetBIOS over TCP/IP, but a colleague disagrees with me on this. Thank you, Chris Bodnar, MCSE ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com<mailto:listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
