• 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.

Windows XP SP2 file sharing use WINS?

I

InlineFive

Diamond Member
Does the filesharing system used for WinXP Pro SP2 still use WINS? If not, then how does it manage resource location?

Thanks!

I5
 
You're confusing two concepts here.

File sharing and name resolution are two different things. WINS is a name resolution protocol. Windows XP typically uses DNS to resolve names to IP addresses. If DNS fails to resolve the address, then a broadcast name resolution attempt will typically be made.

WINS should only be used in a Windows network with a dedicated WINS server, and even then it's only necessary when supporting downlevel (i.e. NT4) clients.

The file sharing part will work no matter what method the client uses to resolve the name of the file server.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top