WINS Architecture and Capacity Planning White Paper Available (239950)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q239950

SUMMARY

A white paper describing Microsoft's implementation of the Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) is available for you to download from the Microsoft Windows NT FTP site.

MORE INFORMATION

WINS provides dynamic NetBIOS-name-to-IP-address registration and resolution. This white paper describes the Microsoft WINS technology, including a functional description of the WINS server, and discusses name registration, resolution processes, replication between WINS servers, the WINS database schema, capacity planning, and designing a WINS infrastructure.

Sections of the document include:
  • Functional description
  • Timers
  • Replication
  • New features in Windows NT 4.0
  • Description of the WINS Database
  • Designing a WINS infrastructure
This white paper is available from the following Microsoft FTP site:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-docs/papers/WINSWP.doc

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/22/2002
Keywords:kbinfo KB239950
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