Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed
by Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Guy Yardeni, Omar Droubi, Andrew Abbate, Chris Amaris
GlobalNames Zone
In some cases, using a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is not convenient for the end users. This is especially true for novice users or in the case of very long domain names. A user entering the uniform resource locator (URL) http://intranet.convergentcomputing.com is quite likely to make a mistake in the typing. The WINS name resolution provides relief from this, in that single-label names can be used instead. This allows the user to type the URL http://intranet and still reach the desired resource.
However, with the advent of IPv6, WINS will no longer be supported as the new addressing is deployed throughout the organization. There are also many advantages of DNS over WINS, including reducing administrative overhead, single ...
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