netshWINS Context

netsh/WINS Context

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Configures a WINS server.

Subcontexts

Server

Commands

dump

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

list

Lists available WINS commands (more verbose than help ).

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 5-21.

Table 5-21. Commands available in WINS Server subcontext

Command	Option	Description
add	name	Registers name of WINS server
	partner	Specifies a replication partner
	pngserver	Specifies persona non grata servers
check	database	Verify WINS database consistency
	name	Verifies a list of name records against specified servers
	version	Verifies version number consistency
delete	name	Removes a registered name from database
	partner	Removes a replication partner
	records	Removes or tombstones specified records
	owners	Removes list of owners and their records
	pngserver	Removes specified persona non grata servers
init	backup	Performs backup of database
	import	Imports an lmhosts file
	pull	Sends a pull trigger to specified server
	pullrange	Pulls specified records from specified server
	push	Sends a push trigger to specified server
	replicate	Replicates with replication partners
	restore	Restores database from a file
	scavenge	Initiates database scavenging
	search	Searches database for specified server
reset	statistics	Resets server statistics
set	autopartnerconfig	Configures automatic-replication partner- configuration settings
	backuppath	Configures backup settings
	burstparam	Cnofigures burst-handling settings
	logparam	Configures database and event-logging settings
	migrateflag	Sets migration flag
	namerecord	Configures interval and timeout settings
	periodicdbchecking	Configures periodic database-checking settings
	pullpartnerconfig	Configures settings for specified pull partner
	pushpartnerconfig	Configures settings for specified push partner
	pullparam	Configures default pull settings
	pushparam	Configures default push settings
	replicateflag	Sets replication flag
	startversion	Specifies start version ID
show	browser	Displays active domain master browser
	database	Lists records in database
	info	Displays configuration settings
	name	Displays detailed info for a specified record
	partner	Lists pull or push (or both) partners
	partnerproperties	Displays default partner configuration
	pullpartnerconfig	Displays configuration settings for pull partner
	pushpartnerconfig	Displays configuration settings for push partner
	reccount	Displays number of records owned by specified server
	recbyversion	Displays records owned by specified server
	server	Displays current WINS server
	statistics	Displays statistics
	version	Displays current version counter value
	versionmap	Displays owner ID-to-maximum version number mappings

Examples

Open a NetShell shell, and switch to the subcontext of a WINS server with IP address 172.16.11.104:

 C:\>  netsh  netsh>  wins  wins>  server \172.16.11.104  ***You have Read and Write access to the server 172.16.11.104*** 

Display configuration settings of WINS server:

 wins server>  show info  WINS Database backup parameter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Backup Dir                           : Not Set Backup on Shutdown                   : Not Set     Name Record Settings(day:hour:minute) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Refresh Interval                     : 006:00:00 Extinction(Tombstone) Interval       : 004:00:00 Extinction(Tombstone) TimeOut        : 006:00:00 Verification Interval                : 024:00:00     Database consistency checking parameters : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Periodic Checking                    : Disabled     WINS Logging Parameters: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Log Database changes in Jet.Log      : Not Set Log details events to event log      : Not Set     Burst Handling Parameters : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Burst Handling State                 : Not Set 

Display records in WINS server's database:

 wins server>  show database {172.16.11.104}  Description of different fields in the Record Table ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  NAME            = Name of the Record. Up to 16                     characters  T               = Type of Record : D - Dynamic,                     S - Static  S               = State of the Record : A - Active,                     R - Released, T - Tombstoned  VERSION         = LowPart ( in Hex)  G               = Address Group : U - Unique,                     N - Group, I - Internet,                    M - Multihomed, D - Domain Name.  IPADDRESS       = List of IP Addresses associated                     with the Name.  EXPIRATION DATE = Expiration Time Stamp for the Name                     Record.     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NAME    -T-S- VERSION -G- IPADDRESS - EXPIRATION DATE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retrieving database from the Wins server 172.16.11.104 ??_ _MSBROWSE_ _?[01h]-D-A- 1       -N- 172.16.11.104  -                                    7/8/2000 3:40:31 PM MTITCANADA     [1Bh]-D-A- 1f8     -U- 172.16.11.104  -                                    7/7/2000 8:57:56 AM IS~TEST        [00h]-D-A- 2       -U- 172.16.11.104  -                                    7/8/2000 6:24:33 PM Total No. of records retrieved for server 172.16.11.104 : 3 Total No. of records displayed : 3 Command completed successfully. 

Note that some WINS records may contain characters that can't be displayed, which are represented in the example by question marks.

See Also

WINS