Error Message:

DNS Server encountered invalid WINS record in file filename, line number. WINS records are subject to the following conditions: 1) WINS record must be in forward lookup zone (not in in-addr.arpa domain). 2) Only one WINS record may be specified in a zone file. 3) WINS record must belong to the zone root (the WINS record name must be the origin of the zone). If WINS lookup is desired for names in a sub-domain of the zone, then the sub-domain must be split into its own zone. 4) WINS record must specify at least one WINS server. The format of a WINS record: WINS [LOCAL] [L<lookup timeout>] [C<cache timeout>] <WINS IP> [WINS IPs...] Examples (zone root assumed to be current origin): @ IN WINS LOCAL L1 C10 10.10.10.1 10.10.10.2 10.10.10.3 @ IN WINS 10.10.10.1

User Action:

Delete the WINS record from the specified file, and then stop and restart DNS. Use DNS Manager to recreate the record. Set the LOCAL flag if you plan to do zone transfers with a non-Microsoft DNS server. To delete the WINS record from the specified file:

  1. In Windows Explorer, go to the Systemroot\System32\Dns folder.
  2. Double-click the specified file, and then select Notepad to open it.
  3. Delete the specified line from the file.
  4. Save and close the database file.
  5. Stop and restart DNS.
To add a WINS record to the specified file:
  1. In DNS Manager, right-click the specified file.
  2. Click Properties, and click the WINS Reverse Lookup tab.
  3. Use the context-sensitive help to configure the record.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Click DNS on the menu bar, and then click Update Server Data Files.