Siemens V4.0 manual Name Registration

Implementing WINS Name Resolution Services

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If a client computer running Windows NT also is DHCP-enabled and if the adminis- trator specifies WINS server information as part of the DHCP options, the computer automatically will be configured with WINS server information.

In a WINS and broadcast name resolution environment, a WINS-enabled client computer will behave differently than a non-WINS-enabled client computer. These differences will be apparent in the way these clients handle registration, renewal, release, and resolution.

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Name Registration

Name registration ensures that the NetBIOS computer name and IP address are unique for each device.

If WINS is enabled on the client:￿The name registration request is sent directly to the WINS server to be added to the database. A WINS server accepts or rejects a computer name registration depending on the current contents of its database, as follows:

●If the database contains a different address for that name, WINS challenges the current entry to determine whether that device still claims the name.

●If another device is using that name, WINS rejects the new name registration request.

●Otherwise, WINS accepts the entry and adds it to its local database together with a time stamp, an incremental unique version number used for replication purposes and other information. The new entry is marked active.

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