Yes my bad, it's not WINS, it's in the regular Netbios protocol.
Works via broadcasts over the LAN.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/119493/netbios-over-tcp-ip-name-resolution-and-wins
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/172218/microsoft-tcp-ip-host-name-resolution-order

Looks like the OP left the building anyway. He's probably right.



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