Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed
by Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Guy Yardeni, Omar Droubi, Andrew Abbate, Chris Amaris
Using WINS for Lookups
In environments with a significant investment in WINS, the WINS database can be used in conjunction with DNS to provide for DNS name resolution. If a DNS query has exhausted all DNS methods of resolving a name, a WINS server can be queried to provide for resolution. This method creates WINS RRs in DNS that are established to support this approach.
To enable WINS to assist with DNS lookups, follow these steps:
1. Launch Server Manager from a Windows 2012 server with a full GUI.
2. Select the DNS section. The list of servers in the server pool with the DNS role installed will be shown.
3. Right-click the DNS server to configure and select DNS Manager.
4. Select the DNS server name to configure.
5. Expand the Forward Lookup ...
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