Copyright: Thursday, October 07, 1999 10:40:45


Adds a server to the list of servers from which you want to block records.


Adds a new NetBIOS name type to the list that you can use to filter your view of the WINS database.


Adds the address in IP Address to the list that WINS will map to this static entry.


Click to browse for a backup path location.


Click to browse for a WINS server to add to the console.


Deletes the currently selected NetBIOS record type from the list. Only record types that you have defined can be deleted. Pre-defined record types cannot be removed from the list with this control.


Selects all check boxes.


Clears all check boxes.


Changes NetBIOS name types previously added to the filter list. Default name types cannot be modified.


Resets both start time and replication interval to their default settings for replication from this WINS server to its configured pull partners.


Resets the update count to the WINS server default settings for push partner replication.


Removes a selected address from the list that WINS will map to this static entry.


Removes a server from the list of servers from which you want to block records.


Resets all intervals and time-outs configured for WINS database records to the default intervals.


Specifies whether to enable backup of the local WINS server database when the WINS service is stopped.


Specifies whether the WINS server uses burst handling of clients, which helps distribute peak loads for the WINS server when they occur. This can happen when a large number of name registration and renewal requests are issued by WINS clients simultaneously, such as after a power failure or at the beginning of a workday. For more information, see Burst handling.


Specifies whether to enable this WINS server to automatically configure itself for replication with other WINS servers it discovers on your network. For more information, see Configuring WINS replication.


Specifies whether to enable automatic refresh of WINS server statistics at a set interval of time. This option refreshes the statistics at the interval set below in hours, minutes, and seconds.


Specifies whether WINS names will adhere to the LAN Manager naming convention, where computer names are limited to 15 characters (as opposed to 16-character NetBIOS names used by other sources). In LAN Manager names, the 16th byte indicates a name type, such as a workstation, messenger, or other name type.

Windows 2000 and other Microsoft operating systems that use NetBIOS follow the LAN Manager convention. This check box should be selected unless your network accepts NetBIOS names from other sources.


Specifies whether changes to the WINS database are to be logged in the jet.log file. This file is located in the systemroot\System32\Wins folder.

By default, this option is enabled and requires minimal system resources. When enabled, it provides additional reporting that can be used to troubleshoot WINS-related issues on this server.


Specifies whether to enable logging of WINS database changes and events in the System log, which can be viewed using Event Viewer. This log of WINS events can be used to confirm that processes have been started and to diagnose WINS problems. Detailed logging requires considerable system log space and will rapidly fill the system log file. Therefore, it should be used judiciously. When enabled, the size of the system log file should be increased or wrapping should be enabled.


Specifies whether static mapping entries of Unique and Multihomed-type records in the WINS database can be overwritten (treated as dynamic entries) when they conflict with a new name registration or replica.


Specifies whether to enable mixed-case or case-sensitive searches. If this box is checked, WINS includes only exact matches of upper and lower case letters as specified in Find names beginning with when finding names in the database to be displayed. If this box is left cleared, WINS does not perform case-sensitive searches and allows the search to include any names that contain both upper and lower case instances of specified letters.

For example, suppose the WINS database contains the following records: ABC, Abcd, and aBcE. If the search string entered is "Ab", WINS would include all three records in the displayed results. If this box were checked, only the case-sensitive matched record, Abcd, would be displayed.


Specifies whether to verify name records with the replication partners of each WINS server entered in the list.


Specifies whether to enable periodic database consistency checking, allowing the local database on this WINS server to be checked for consistency against a remote WINS server database. For more information, see Checking the WINS database for consistency.


Specifies whether to maintain persistent connections for replication with pull partners. For more information, see Persistent connections.


Specifies whether to use persistent connections with pull partners during replication. For more information, see Persistent connections.


Specifies whether this server informs pull partners of its database status when an address changes in a mapping record.


Specifies whether this server informs pull partners of its database status when the WINS service is initialized.


Specifies whether to maintain persistent connections for replication with push partners. For more information, see Persistent connections.


Specifies whether to use a persistent connection with push partners during replication. For more information, see Persistent connections.


Specifies whether replication can be done only with configured replication partners or with non-partner WINS servers. If this check box is cleared, you can start replication with any WINS server. For more information, see Send a replication trigger to any specified WINS server.


Specifies whether this WINS server pulls replicas from known partners whenever the WINS service is initialized.


Specifies whether the WINS console displays DNS fully-qualified domain names (FQDNs) for WINS servers that appear in the console. FQDNs contain the registered DNS host name for each server, such as wins-srv1 and the parent DNS domain name for each WINS server computer, such as example.microsoft.com. If this option is not checked, the WINS console displays only the NetBIOS host name, such as WINS-SRV1. If checked, the FQDN of wins-srv1.example.microsoft.com would appear instead.


Specifies whether WINS validates connectivity to cached WINS servers at startup. The cache of WINS servers is determined by the list of all WINS servers previously added as part of the WINS console when it was last saved. The default WINS console, Winsmgmt.msc, provided through Administrative Tools is a user mode console. It is automatically saved at exit. For consoles that are administratively created, the default mode is author mode and such consoles must be explicitly saved for the cache to be updated.


Provides a space for you to type or select a NetBIOS name or the leading characters in a NetBIOS name. You can type a string of up to 15 characters for use in your search. After you type or select a search string, click Find Now to begin the search. For more information, see Finding and viewing WINS records.


Select the type of NetBIOS name for which you will add a static entry to the WINS database. For more information, see NetBIOS names reference.


Select the replication partner type. In general, pull/push partners are preferred. For more information, see Best practices.


Provides a space for you to type a configured path for storing WINS database backups on the WINS server computer. You can either type the path to the backup folder, or click Browse to locate the path.


Provides a space for you to type the interval, in hours, to start database consistency checking. For example, if you enter 12, database consistency checking starts every 12 hours from the start time you enter.


Provides a space for you to type the maximum number of records checked during the specified database consistency checking period.


Provides a space for you to type a new hour that you want database consistency checking to start. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new minute that you want database consistency checking to start. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type the second that you want database consistency checking to start. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type the NetBIOS name for which you want to create a static address mapping in the WINS database. This could be a unique name, such as for a single computer, or a name that is shared by a group of computers.


Provides a space for you to type the number of registration and name refresh requests you want to allow in the burst queue before burst handling starts. The minimum number of requests to which you can limit the queue is 50. The maximum number of requests you can permit to be queued is 5000.


Provides a space for you to type the path to the WINS database and log files. Because modifying this path causes WINS to stop and be restarted, caution should be used when changing this path. Also, if you are changing the WINS database, other changes might be necessary. For example, you might need to copy files from the old path to the new path, or start immediate manual replication with another WINS server to rebuild contents of the database.


Provides a space for you to type the NetBIOS name type for this record.


Specifies, for dynamic entries, the next date and time when this record will update its status in WINS. For example, an record that has an active status could change and update its status to be released if it is not renewed prior to the date and time displayed here. However, static mappings do not expire and do not display an expiration value because they are permanently entered in the WINS database until manually deleted.


Provides a space for you to specify, in days, the interval between the time when an entry is marked as released and when it is marked as extinct. The default is dependent on the renewal interval and, if the WINS server has replication partners, on how long it takes WINS changes to replicate across all servers.


Provides a space for you to specify, in hours, the interval between the time when an entry is marked as released and when it is marked as extinct. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. The default is dependent on the renewal interval and, if the WINS server has replication partners, how long it takes WINS changes to replicate across all servers.


Provides a space for you to specify, in minutes, the interval between the time when an entry is marked as released and when it is marked as extinct. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. The default is dependent on the renewal interval and, if the WINS server has replication partners, on how long it takes WINS changes to replicate across all servers.


Provides a space for you to specify, in days, the interval between the time when an entry is marked extinct and when the entry is removed from the database. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. The default is dependent on the renewal interval and, if the WINS server has replication partners, on the maximum replication time interval.


Provides a space for you to specify, in hours, the interval between the time when an entry is marked extinct and when the entry is finally removed from the database. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. The default is dependent on the renewal interval and, if the WINS server has replication partners, on the maximum replication time interval.


Provides a space for you to specify, in minutes, the interval between the time when an entry is marked extinct and when the entry is finally scavenged from the database. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. The default is dependent on the renewal interval and, if the WINS server has replication partners, on the maximum replication time interval.


Specifies the IP address of the computer (another WINS server) configured as a replication partner of this WINS server.


Displays the results of WINS consistency checking performed on the server.


Provides a space for you to type a new interval, in hours, between multicasts to the WINS server group address. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. The default is 40 minutes.


Provides a space for you to type a new interval, in minutes, between multicasts to the WINS server group address. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. The default is 40 minutes.


Provides a space for you to type a new interval, in seconds, between multicasts to the WINS server group address. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. The default is 40 minutes.


Provides a space for you to type the Time-To-Live (TTL) value for multicast datagrams between WINS servers. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new TTL setting. The default is 2 seconds.


Provides a space for you to type a NetBIOS name to add to the list below and use in verification tests. The names that you add to the list are compared to currently registered names in the WINS database at specified WINS servers also configured here.

To add a name to this list, type the name as it would appear in WINS. Be sure to observe the exact letter case for the name when you type it, and to add its NetBIOS suffix type after it, separated by an asterisk. For example, you could type "MICROSOFT*20" and click Add to add the name "MICROSOFT" of File Server [20h] type to the list.


Provides a space for you to type a description of the new name type you are adding to the list of record types. By default, any non-standard name types you define are given a description of "Other" if this edit box is left blank. Description text that you type here appears next to this name type when it is listed and displayed with other NetBIOS name types on the Record Types tab.


Displays, in hexadecimal format, the NetBIOS name suffix ID of the new name type you want to add to the list of record types. If you are adding a new record type, this value is blank.


Displays the path to the Names.txt file used for verifying a list of NetBIOS names in WINS. If no path appears here, click Browse to locate the file on a server drive.


Displays the NetBIOS name associated with this record. For most WINS clients, this will be a name of 15 characters or less. In some cases, up to 16 characters can be user-specified in NetBIOS names stored in WINS if LAN Manager compatibility is selectively disabled. For more information, see Disable LAN Manager compatibility.


Displays the NetBIOS name of the computer (another WINS server) configured as a replication partner of this WINS server.


Provides a space for you to type the NetBIOS name of the WINS server you want to validate.


Displays the IP address of the WINS server currently defined as the owner for this record. Typically, the owner is the primary WINS server where a WINS client is configured to register or update its NetBIOS names.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the WINS server that owns this record.


Provides a space for you to type a new number of hours between refreshment of WINS server statistics. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new number of minutes between refreshment of WINS server statistics. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new number of seconds between refreshment of WINS server statistics. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to specify, in days, how often a client renews registration of its names. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. By default, WINS clients begin attempting to refresh their name registrations after one half of the renew interval has elapsed.


Provides a space for you to specify, in hours, how often a client renews registration of its names. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. By default, WINS clients begin attempting to refresh their name registrations after one half of the renew interval has elapsed.


Provides a space for you to specify, in minutes, how often a client renews registration of its names. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. By default, WINS clients begin attempting to refresh their name registrations after one half of the renew interval has elapsed.


Provides a space for you to type a new number of days between subsequent pull replications (after replication has started with a configured pull partner). You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new number of hours between subsequent pull replications (after replication has started with a configured pull partner). You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new number of days between replications. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new number of hours between replications. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new number of minutes between replications. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new number of minutes between subsequent pull replications (after replication has started with a configured pull partner). You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new number of times you want the server to retry a connection to one of its pull partners in the event of a failed connection during replication.


Provides a space for a NetBIOS scope name, which can be entered if one is used on your network. In general, NetBIOS scopes are not recommended for use and this field should be left blank.


Indicates the path to the Servers.txt file that lists the IP addresses of WINS servers to be checked when verifying names. If no path appears here, click Browse to locate the file on a server drive.


Provides a space for you to type the NetBIOS name or IP address of the WINS server.


Provides a space for you to type a starting time, in hours, when replication should begin. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. If the start time is set to 0:0:0, then no automatic pull replication takes place.


Provides a space for you to type a starting time, in hours, when pull replications should begin. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. If the start time is set to 0:0:0, then no automatic pull replication takes place.


Provides a space for you to type a new starting time, in minutes, when replication should begin. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new time (the minute within the hour) when pull replication should begin. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new time, in seconds, when replication should begin. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Provides a space for you to type a new time (the second within the minute) when pull replications should begin. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting.


Specifies, in hexadecimal format, the beginning version ID number for the WINS server database. To observe the current highest version ID value, you can view this value for the current server in the Highest ID column, located on the Owners tab in View Records.


Specifies the current state of this record in the WINS database, such as active or tombstoned.


Displays the record type for this NetBIOS name in WINS. For some name types, a brief description (such as "Workstation" or "remote access server") indicates how the name is used in WINS, such as to register either a unique resource like a remote access server or a group resource, like a workgroup or domain group.


Provides a space for you to type the interval, in minutes, after which you want the WINS console to check and update the status of WINS servers that are listed in the console. When the interval has elapsed, the WINS console performs a name resolution request. This is done using the name of the server being queried, and is used to ensure WINS is running on the server.


Provides a space for you to type a new number to indicate how many updates can be made before push partners are informed of changes. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. A value of 0 indicates that no push triggers are to be sent.


Provides a space for you to specify, in days, the interval after which the WINS server must verify that names that are replicated from other servers are still active in WINS. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. The default is dependent on the extinction interval. The minimum allowable value is 24 days.


Provides a space for you to specify, in hours, the interval after which the WINS server must verify that names that are replicated from other servers are still active in WINS. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. The default is dependent on the extinction interval. The minimum allowable value is 24 days.


Provides a space for you to specify, in minutes, the interval after which the WINS server must verify that names that are replicated from other servers are still active in WINS. You can also click the scroll arrows to select a new setting. The default is dependent on the extinction interval. The minimum allowable value is 24 days.


Specifies the version ID number for this WINS record. This value is crucial to determining the most recent version of a record by WINS. Typically, the WINS server that owns and updates this record should have the highest version ID. Other WINS servers (that are not owners) with lower version IDs will then update this record when the higher version ID is encountered during normal replication.


Provides a space for you to type the IP address of the WINS server you want to validate.


Provides a space for you to add the IP address or addresses to use with this static mapping.


Provides a space for you to type the IP address for a WINS server to be included in the process of name checking. To add it to the list, click Add.


Lists the IP address or addresses of the record name.


A list of IP addresses statically paired with the name specified in this entry. This list can contain up to 25 IP addresses for WINS name types that support a list of multiple addresses.


Lists the currently configured NetBIOS names to be used in verification tests. To add a name to the list, type the name in the text box above and click Add. To remove a name from the list, select the name in the list and click Remove. For more information, see Checking the WINS database for consistency.


Lists owners, which are any WINS servers on your network that have registered and replicated records to the WINS database on the current local server.

•	Owner The IP address of the owner.

•	Name The NetBIOS computer name of the owner.

•	Highest ID The highest version ID found in the local WINS database on this server for the specified owner displayed in the Owner and Name.


Lists the IP addresses of owners (other WINS servers) that are to have their records blocked from replicating to this WINS server. For more information, see Blocking replication partners.


Lists the available WINS servers that are included in verification tests. WINS compares and checks the servers in the file or list specified above with currently registered names in the WINS server database.

To add a server to the list, type the name in the text box above and click Add. To remove a WINS server address from the list, select the name in the list and click Remove.

For more information, see Checking the WINS database for consistency.


Lists the available NetBIOS name types you can use when filtering the WINS database view. By default, all name types are included in the filter mask. For name types you do not want to view, click to clear and remove them from the currently filtered view.


Adds the name you type in the text box to the list.


Click to browse for the path to the Names.txt file which is used to list a set of names for verifying at WINS servers specified here.


Removes a selected name from the list.


Specifies that all of the records in the current WINS database are displayed.


Specifies that records are checked against the server that owns each record.


Specifies that records are checked against randomly selected replication partners.


Specifies that custom burst handling mode is enabled. The setting allows you to designate the number of registration and name refresh requests in the burst queue before burst handling starts.


Specifies that selected records be deleted from this WINS server only. If you select this method for deletion, selected WINS records are deleted immediately at this server but not at other servers. If these records exist at other WINS servers, they are likely to reappear at this server after subsequent replication occurs. For more information, see Deleting and tombstoning records.


Specifies that all records for the selected owner only be deleted from the local WINS database at this server. When this selection is used, records for the deleted owner are not removed at other WINS servers and could continue to appear in replicated WINS environments. For more information, see Deleting and tombstoning records.


Specifies that high burst handling mode be enabled. This setting allows up to 1000 registration and name refresh requests in the burst queue before burst handling starts.


Specifies that low burst handling mode be enabled. This setting allows up to 300 registration and name refresh requests in the burst queue before burst handling starts.


Specifies that medium burst handling mode be enabled. This setting allows up to 500 registration and name refresh requests in the burst queue before burst handling starts. This is the default setting for burst handling.


Specifies a file to be used for checking registered names in the WINS database. This file must be named Names.txt and already exist on a server drive. You can click Browse to select a path for this file. For more information, see Checking the WINS database for consistency.


Select this option to manually configure a list of NetBIOS names for checking in the WINS database. If you select this option, names you type here can be added to the list below and are used by WINS to compare with currently registered names in the local WINS databases at WINS servers also specified here.

To add a name to this list, type the name as it would appear in WINS. Be sure to observe the exact letter case for the name when you type it and to add its NetBIOS suffix type after it, separated by an asterisk. For example, you could type "MICROSOFT*20" and click Add to add the name "MICROSOFT" of File Server [20h] type to the list.


Specifies that the selected WINS server you are currently sending a push trigger to is to forward the trigger to all of its configured pull partners.


Specifies that you are currently sending a push trigger to the selected WINS server only.


Specifies that only records for a specific WINS server are shown. Select a WINS server from the list below and click OK.


Specifies that a file is to be used, listing IP addresses of WINS servers to be used for checking NetBIOS names. This file must be named Servers.txt and already exist on a server drive. You can click Browse to select the path that contains this file. For more information, see Checking the WINS database for consistency.


Specifies that manual configuration of a list of WINS servers to be used when checking names in the WINS database occur. If you select this option, you must type IP addresses for any WINS servers you want to configure in the list. For example, if a WINS server you want to include has an IP address of 10.0.0.1, type that address in the edit box and click Add to add that server to the list.


Specifies that deletion of the selected records be replicated to other WINS servers. With this option, the current server takes ownership of the selected records and changes the status of the records to "tombstoned" to indicate the records are no longer for active use. Tombstoning the records also increments the version ID of the records to help enable the tombstoned status of the records to replicate to other WINS servers in the network. For more information, see Deleting and tombstoning records.


Specifies that all records associated with the selected owner are to be marked as tombstoned. For more information, see Deleting and tombstoning records.


Specifies that WINS servers appearing in the management console are to be listed in ascending alphabetical order by name.


Specifies that WINS servers appearing in the management console are to be listed in ascending numeric order by IP address.


Adds a WINS server address to the list.


Click to browse for the path to the Servers.txt file, which is used to list IP addresses of WINS servers to be used when verifying names.


Removes a selected WINS server address from the list.