Name

WINS Context

Synopsis

Configures a WINS server.

Subcontexts

Server

Commands

? or help

Displays these commands.

list

Lists available WINS commands (more verbose than help).

dump

Dumps the configuration of the WINS server as a series of Netshell commands.

server [\\ servername | serveraddress ]

Enters the subcontext for the specified WINS server, which enables you to configure the WINS server using the add, check, delete, init, reset, set, and show commands. These commands and their options are summarized in Table 7.17.

Table 7-17. Commands Available in WINS Server Subcontext

Command

Options

Description

add

name

Registers a name to the server

 

partner

Adds a replication partner to the server

 

pngserver

Adds a list of persona non grata servers for the current server

check

database

Checks the consistency of the database

 

name

Checks a list of name records against a set of WINS servers

 

version

Checks the consistency of the version number

delete

name

Deletes a registered name from the server database

 

partner

Deletes a replication partner from the list of replication partners

 

records

Deletes or tombstones all or a set of records from the server

 

owners

Deletes a list of owners and their records

 

pngserver

Deletes all or selected persona non grata servers from the list

init

backup

Initiates backup of the WINS database

 

import

Initiates import from an lmhosts file

 

pull

Initiates and sends a pull trigger to another ...

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