From the 2000 pro resource kit:
Winscl.exe: WINS Administration Tool
This command-line administrative tool helps to manage Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).
WinsCl can monitor WINS activities and examine WINS databases. It can also send commands to WINS to initiate an activity such as replication, scavenging; registering and/or querying a record; or backup and/or restore operations. It includes a command that does consistency checking on the WINS database.
Unlike WINS Manager, however, WinsCl cannot configure a WINS.
Notes
- Using WinsCl is potentially a high-overhead operation and a network-bandwidth hog, as it results in full replication of the entire database. It is best done when network activity is low.
- If you attempt to delete a non-existent or incorrect name (for example, with lowercase letters that should be uppercase), WinsCl returns a status of SUCCESS even though the database was not modified since the parameter was incorrect. This could be misleading, as it might appear that the database has been correctly updated when in fact it was not.
For help in troubleshooting possible causes of database inconsistencies, use WinsChk, a Windows 2000 Resource Kit tool, in conjunction with WinsCl.
WinsCl Topics
File Required
- Winscl.exe
-----Original Message-----I have been looking for a utility that will let me query WINS servers the way NSLOOKUP queries DNS servers. I haven't found anything yet so I thought there might be a way to script the query using perl.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:57 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: WINS query
I looked through the documentation I have and I cannot find anything that tells how to send a query to a WINS server. Can anyone on the list point me at either the commands or some examples that would help me?
Background: We don't run the WINS servers where I work and I think they are broken. The only way I can track responses from WINS is indirectly and I am having trouble getting the people who run WINS to pay any attention. I need something that shows what each WINS server is sending out
