Information About the WINSDMP.EXE Utility (142302)

SUMMARY

The WINSDMP.EXE utility that is provided in the Windows NT 3.51 Resource Kit dumps Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) database information to the screen; this information can also be piped to a file as follows:

WINSDMP 130.0.7.1 > WINSDATA.TXT

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The following is an example of the information that WINSDMP provides:

130.10.10.10,"TEST ",0,17,3,0,0,502,0,820870950,1,130.0.25.14

The following table lists each item in the example above on the left side and the corresponding explanation for the example item on the right side:

   Example Item        Explanation for Example Item
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

   130.10.10.10        The IP Address of the owner of the entry
   "TEST           "   The NetBIOS name of the entry
   0                   The 16th character of the NetBIOS name
   17                  The number of characters in the name (15 for
NetBIOS
                       name + 2 for ID)
   3                   Type of Record
   0                   State of Record
   0                   Version ID (High order)
   502                 Version ID (Low order)
   0                   Static Flag
   820870950           Time Stamp
   1                   Number of records in entry
   130.0.25.14         IP Addresses assigned to entry


The possible Record Type values are defined as:

   UNIQUE        = 0
   NORMAL GROUP  = 1
   SPECIAL GROUP = 2
   MULTIHOMED    = 3

The possible Record State values are defined as:

   ACTIVE    = 0
   RELEASED  = 1
   TOMBSTONE = 2