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WINS Server
WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) manages the
association of workstation names and locations with Internet
Protocol addresses (IP addresses) without the user or an
administrator having to be involved in each conÞguration
change. WINS automatically creates a computer name-IP address
mapping entry in a table, ensuring that the name is unique and
not a duplicate of another computer name in the same network.
When a computer is moved to another geographic location, the
subnet part of the IP address is likely to change. Using WINS, the
new subnet information will be updated automatically in the
WINS table. WINS complements the NT Server's Dynamic Host
ConÞguration Protocol (DHCP), which negotiates an IP address
for any computer (such as your workstation) when it is Þrst
deÞned to the network. If you're a computer user on a network
connected to a Windows NT Server, you may Þnd WINS
mentioned in some of your network-related programs or system
messages.
Microsoft provides a detailed explanation of WINS and DHCP on
its web site in a white paper named, ÒWindows NT Server:
Dynamic Host ConÞguration Protocol and Windows Internet
Naming Service.Ó