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A WINS (Windows Internet Name Server) service is the equivalent of the
rfc1001/1002 specified NBNS (NetBIOS Name Server). A WINS server stores
the names and IP addresses that are registered by a Windows client
if the TCP/IP setup has been given at least one WINS server IP address.
To configure Samba to be a WINS server, the following parameter needs
to be added to the smb.conf file:
To configure Samba to use a WINS server, the following parameters are
needed in the smb.conf file:
wins support = No
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wins server = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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where
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
is the IP address
of the WINS server.
For information about setting up Samba as a WINS server, read
Network Browsing.
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