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WINS Settings
WINS clients attempt to register their names with a
WINS server when they start or join the network.
Thereafter, WINS clients query the WINS server as
needed to resolve remote names.
Note: The purpose of this property page is to allow
you to enter the addresses of EXTERNAL WINS
servers. The DataSafe NAS does not contain a
WINS server.
WINS-enabled clients are computers that can be
configured to make direct use of a WINS server. Most
WINS clients typically have more than one NetBIOS
name that they must register for use with the network.
These names are used to publish various types of
network service, such as the Messenger or
Workstation Service, that each computer can use in
various ways to communicate with other computers
on the network.
WINS-enabled clients communicate with the WINS
server to:
n
Register client names in the WINS database.
n
Renew client names with the WINS database.
n
Release client names from the WINS database.
n
Resolve names by obtaining mappings from the
WINS database for user names, NetBIOS names,
DNS names, and IP addresses.
Clients that are not WINS-enabled can use WINS
proxies to participate in these processes in a limited
way. If you are using a DHCP server to allocate WINS
server IP addresses, you do not need to add WINS
server addresses.
Keep in mind that the Web UI only allows you to
manipulate two WINS addresses, and even then only if