Guest steve Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 I have a small network of about 15 computers. One AD. 2003 server. The dhcp is done by the router, if that matters. The server is set up to do dns. I have installed the wins role to help in network conectivity. Once its installed, which seems like a prety simple process. Is there anything else I need to do. Is it like DNS where you basically install it and your done. I have looked at it and it seems to be showing the servers ip address but when i look at Active Registrations and Replication partners I dont see anything listed. Is it working ?? Will it only work if I put the wins server name in each one of the computer network settings?? Thanks.
Guest Phillip Windell Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: Wins server install ?? "steve" <stevesemple@lycos.com> wrote in message news:4e237f51-42e9-483e-b18d-9e38b2355909@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... >I have a small network of about 15 computers. One AD. 2003 server. The > dhcp is done by the router, if that matters. Yes it matters,...it is not a Active Directory aware DHCP service > Will it only work if I put the wins server name in each one of the > computer network settings?? It has to be in the machines TCP/IP settings,..if not the machine will neither use WINS nor will it register itself in WINS. Disable DHCP on the Router. Install it on the Server, setup the Scope, setup the Server Options, authorize it, activate it. -- Phillip Windell http://www.wandtv.com The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or anyone else associated with me, including my cats. -----------------------------------------------------
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted September 17, 2008 Posted September 17, 2008 Re: Wins server install ?? Hello Steve, Do you have more sites in your environment? If not WINS is not needed, DNS will be enough, just make sure all clients have NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled on the NIC properties. I would also let the server do DHCP, then you are more flexibel and can also update DNS records. Prevents also multiple entries in DNS with the same ip for different machines. See here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787034.aspx If you still will use it, see here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787831.aspx Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > I have a small network of about 15 computers. One AD. 2003 server. The > dhcp is done by the router, if that matters. The server is set up to > do dns. > > I have installed the wins role to help in network conectivity. > > Once its installed, which seems like a prety simple process. Is there > anything else I need to do. Is it like DNS where you basically install > it and your done. I have looked at it and it seems to be showing the > servers ip address but when i look at Active Registrations and > Replication partners I dont see anything listed. > > Is it working ?? > > Will it only work if I put the wins server name in each one of the > computer network settings?? > > Thanks. >
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Re: Wins server install ?? Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote: > Hello Steve, > > Do you have more sites in your environment? If not WINS is not > needed, DNS will be enough, just make sure all clients have NetBIOS > over TCP/IP enabled on the NIC properties. That will make for a much "chattier" network. If people want to browse, they need NetBT - and if they need that, I always install/configure WINS, even these days. > I would also let the > server do DHCP, then you are more flexibel and can also update DNS > records. Prevents also multiple entries in DNS with the same ip for > different machines. > See here: > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787034.aspx > > If you still will use it, see here: > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787831.aspx > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and > confers no rights. > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > > >> I have a small network of about 15 computers. One AD. 2003 server. >> The dhcp is done by the router, if that matters. The server is set >> up to do dns. >> >> I have installed the wins role to help in network conectivity. >> >> Once its installed, which seems like a prety simple process. Is there >> anything else I need to do. Is it like DNS where you basically >> install it and your done. I have looked at it and it seems to be >> showing the servers ip address but when i look at Active >> Registrations and Replication partners I dont see anything listed. >> >> Is it working ?? >> >> Will it only work if I put the wins server name in each one of the >> computer network settings?? >> >> Thanks.
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