Chapter 4. Implementing and Managing WINS
| Although there has been a clear shift in Microsoft's focus on name resolution toward DNS-based name resolution, there is still a lot of NetBIOS name resolution heritage in Windows Server 2003. Since the introduction of networking in Microsoft Windows, NetBIOS and NetBIOS name resolution have been standard. From lmhosts files to broadcasts to WINS servers, Windows has always relied on NetBIOS name resolution mechanisms. In many organizations, you will still have legacy clients in your environment. As a result, it's entirely possible that you will need to understand how WINS works, what it does, and how to configure and manage it. Sadly enough, there are still some fairly new applications that are DNS-ignorant and understand only how to perform NetBIOS name resolution. It is for these two reasons that Microsoft still considers NetBIOS name resolution to be important enough to retain in Windows Server 2003. It is a fair assumption, however, that we can expect to see support for WINS phased out of the next version of the Windows Server operating system or perhaps even the version after that. Although there are no exam objectives directly addressed in this chapter, we felt the material presented here was still relevant enough to warrant coverage. Additionally, it's not out of the realm of possibilities that you will need to understand the information presented here on test day (and after) as you carry out your day-to-day administrative activities. Please do take the time to read through this chapter as you stand a good chance of having at least one question on your exam that deals directly or indirectly with WINS. Outline
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