Windows Internet Name Service

(Redirected from WINS Server) Microsoft's implementation of NetBIOS Name Service Not to be confused with WINS, a software solution stack.

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)

This article needs attention from an expert in Technology. See the talk page for details. WikiProject Technology may be able to help recruit an expert. (January 2011)

This article may be confusing or unclear to readers. Please help clarify the article. There might be a discussion about this on the talk page. (January 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

(Learn how and when to remove this message)

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is the Microsoft implementation of NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS), a name server and service for NetBIOS computer names. Effectively, WINS is to NetBIOS names what DNS is to domain names — a central mapping of host names to network addresses. Like the DNS, it is implemented in two parts, a server service (that manages the embedded Jet Database, server to server replication, service requests, and conflicts) and a TCP/IP client component which manages the client's registration and renewal of names, and takes care of queries. Basically, Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is a legacy computer name registration and resolution service that maps computer NetBIOS names to IP addresses.

WINS is Microsoft's predecessor to DNS for name resolution. Though WINS has not been deprecated, Microsoft advise against new deployments.

References

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) | Microsoft Docs

External links

Official sources

Microsoft TechNet: Windows Internet Name Service Overview (Chapter 12 of the downloadable book "TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows")
Microsoft TechNet: WINS Technical Reference
Microsoft TechNet: WINS Concepts
MSKB837391: Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server require NetBIOS name resolution for full functionality

Other

Name Resolution chapter in Using Samba online book (also published by O'Reilly as ISBN 0-596-00256-4), which talks about WINS.

Microsoft Windows components

APIs
Architecture
- 9x
- NT
Booting process
Games

Management
tools

CDFS
DFS
exFAT
FAT
IFS
NTFS
- EFS
- Hard link
- links
- Mount Point
- Reparse point
- TxF
ReFS
UDF

Server

Architecture

Security

Compatibility

API

Games

Solitaire Collection
Surf

Discontinued

Games	3D Pinball Chess Titans FreeCell Hearts Hold 'Em InkBall Purble Place Solitaire Spider Solitaire Tinker
Apps	ActiveMovie Address Book Anytime Upgrade Backup and Restore Cardfile CardSpace CD Player Chat Contacts Cortana Desktop Gadgets Diagnostics DriveSpace DVD Maker Easy Transfer Edge Legacy Fax Food & Drink Groove Music Health & Fitness Help and Support Center HyperTerminal Imaging Internet Explorer Journal Make Compatible Media Center Meeting Space Messaging Messenger Mobile Device Center Movie Maker MSN Dial-up NetMeeting NTBackup Outlook Express Paint 3D Pay Phone Companion Photo Gallery Photo Viewer Program Manager Steps Recorder Syskey Travel WinHelp WordPad Write
Others	Desktop Cleanup Wizard File Protection Games for Windows HPFS Interix Media Control Interface MS-DOS 7 Next-Generation Secure Computing Base POSIX subsystem ScanDisk Video for Windows Virtual DOS machine Windows on Windows Windows Services for UNIX Windows SideShow Windows System Assessment Tool Windows To Go WinFS

Spun off to
Microsoft Store

This Microsoft Windows article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: