Winscl.exe: WINS Administration Tool

This command-line administrative tool helps to manage Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).

WinsCl can monitor WINS activities and examine WINS databases. It can also send commands to WINS to initiate an activity such as replication, scavenging; registering and/or querying a record; or backup and/or restore operations. It includes a command that does consistency checking on the WINS database.

Unlike WINS Manager, however, WinsCl cannot configure a WINS.

Notes

• Using WinsCl is potentially a high-overhead operation and a network-bandwidth hog, as it results in full replication of the entire database. It is best done when network activity is low.
• If you attempt to delete a non-existent or incorrect name (for example, with lowercase letters that should be uppercase), WinsCl returns a status of SUCCESS even though the database was not modified since the parameter was incorrect. This could be misleading, as it might appear that the database has been correctly updated when in fact it was not.

For help in troubleshooting possible causes of database inconsistencies, use WinsChk, a Windows 2000 Resource Kit tool, in conjunction with WinsCl.

WinsCl Topics

• WinsCl Options
• WinsCl Notes

File Required

• Winscl.exe