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wins

Use the “wins” command to configure WINS server settings.

View 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:

wins “interface_name” {primary|secondary} “IP address”

  • Use the “primary” command to configure a primary WINS server IP address.

  • Use the “secondary” command to configure a 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 “scope ID”

  • 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