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# wins

Use the "wins" command to configure the WINS server settings.

Viewing settings

`msh> wins`

- If the IPv4 address obtained from DHCP differs from the WINS IPv4 address, the DHCP address is the valid address.

Configuration

`msh> wins "interface_name" {on|off}`

- {on} means "active" and {off} means "inactive".

- Be sure to specify the interface.

- wlan can be specified only when the IEEE 802.11 interface is installed.

Interface name | Interface configured
--- | ---
ether | Ethernet interface
wlan | IEEE 802.11 interface

Address configuration

Use the following command to configure a WINS server IP address:

`msh> wins "interface_name" {primary|secondary} "IP address"`

- Use the "primary" command to configure the primary WINS server IP address.

- Use the "secondary" command to configure the secondary WINS server IP address.

- Do not use "255.255.255.255" as the IP address.

NBT (NetBIOS over TCP/IP) scope ID selection

You can specify the NBT scope ID.

`msh> wins "interface_name" scope "ScopeID"`

- The scope ID can be entered using up to 31 alphanumeric characters.

- Be sure to specify the interface.

- wlan can be specified only when the IEEE 802.11 interface is installed.

Interface name | Interface configured
--- | ---
ether | Ethernet interface
wlan | IEEE 802.11 interface