Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) is Microsoft’s implementation of NetBIOS Name Server (NBNS) on Windows and is very similar to the relationship between DNS and domain names. This is a basic service for NetBIOS computer names, which are dynamically updated and mapped through DHCP. WINS allows client computers to register and request NetBIOS names and IP addresses in a dynamic, distributed fashion to resolve locally-connected Windows computer resources.
A single network may have several WINS servers operating in push/pull replication, perhaps in a decentralized, distributed hub-and-spoke configuration. Each WINS server contains a full copy of every other WINS server’s records because there’s no hierarchy as with DNS — but the database may still be queried for the address to contact (rather than broadcasting a request for the right one).
WINS is only necessary if pre-Windows 2000 clients or servers or Exchange 2000/2003 clients are present and resolving NetBIOS names. Realistically, most networking environments are better served by DNS as a preferable alternative to WINS, particularly in Windows Server 2003 or 2008 environments. However, WINS remains an integral function in Windows network to support older clients using legacy software.
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