Uraken Posted March 2, 2007 Posted March 2, 2007 hi all i just noticed that my w/stns are pointing to a wins server that does not exist after a recent server disaster it didn't get put back on. There is a wins server on the network so can i assume they used that or is that just sat doing nothing? and i just looked in dhcp and the wins server that is up and running is not listed in there so i added it. i assume now that the machines will update them selves and point to it and that if i add the non existing wins server back in and get them to replicate i will be in good order? what adverse effect could this have had up to date on my network if any?
Geoff Posted March 2, 2007 Posted March 2, 2007 You only need a WINS server for older clients (W2k, Win98, NT4). If you don't have any you can safely remove the settings from DHCP/DNS/etc. If you do, and you don't have a WINS server and your site spans multiple subnets then legacy clients will not be able to see or connect to machines on non-local subnets.
ChrisH Posted March 2, 2007 Posted March 2, 2007 You probably wont have noticed anything as a most stuff is done with DNS these days.
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