• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

I need WINS help

N

NoShoE46

Junior Member
I am a little confused about how WINS works.
I got this froma web site; "Q. What is WINS?

A. WINS stands for Windows Internet Name Service. WINS is a NetBIOS Name Server that registers your NetBIOS names and resolves into IP addresses.

If you're using NetBIOS over TCP/IP you will need to have WINS running so that each can find out the correct IP address of the other to communicate."

I understand that this service is needed so that computers on a network can be found but I don't inderstand when they say, "If you are using NetBIOS over TCP/IP you will need to have WINS running so that each can find out the correct IP address of the other to communicate." Why would you need to use NetBIOS over TCP/IP and vice versa???
Thanks for your help.


 
Native NetBIOS is not a routable protocol. (OK, you can make it route w/ great difficulty, but it's really ugly and shouldn't be used).
NetBIOS over TCP/IP is routable, since it's putting TCP/IP frames on the wire, which ARE routable. Makes the network scalable and allows for interconnection with other networks (like the Internet).
 
Windows networks use netbios on TCP/IP to communicate on an IP network that is by design from microsoft. If there is more than one IP subnet then you HAVE to use a WINS server so machines can reach each other.

hth.
 
Thanks for the help guys.

Ok, now I am a little confused here. So NetBIOS is a networking protocol just like NetBEUI or is it STRICTLY associated with TCP/IP???
 
Different protocols - netbeui, TCP/IP, netbios, ipx. Microsoft decides to wrap netbios inside of a tcp/ip header hence Netbios over TCPIP or NBT.

Yes, you'll need a wins server to do micorsoft networking to machines separated by routers. Unless it is only a few machines in which case you can manually handle the name resolution with the lmhosts file located in \winnt\system32\drivers\etc
 
I'm not absolutely sure, but I believe NetBios is just an OSI layer for NetBeiu
I think it handles the Session layer.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top