Chapter 9 Interfaces
NXC Series User’s Guide
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WINS
WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) is a Windows implementation of NetBIOS Name Server (NBNS)
on Windows. It keeps track of NetBIOS computer names. It stores a mapping table of your network’s
computer names and IP addresses. The table is dynamically updated for IP addresses assigned by
DHCP. This helps reduce broadcast traffic since computers can query the server instead of
broadcasting a request for a computer name’s IP address. In this way WINS is similar to DNS, although
WINS does not use a hierarchy (unlike DNS). A network can have more than one WINS server. Samba
can also serve as a WINS server.
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