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WINS

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

Viewing setting

The following command displays the WINS server IP address:

msh> wins

Example output:

msh> wins

WINS Configuration:

interface_name:

WINS: On

primary server 0.0.0.0 secondary server 0.0.0.0

ScopeID

Current configuration:

primary server 0.0.0.0 secondary server 0.0.0.0

hostname host_name ScopeID

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

Configuration

Use the “set” command to make WINS active or inactive.

msh> wins interface_name {on | off}

  • “on” means active; “off” means inactive.

Setting WINS Server Address

You can make settings for the WINS server address.

msh> wins interface_name {primary | secondary} IP_address

  • “primary” is for setting the primary WINS server address.

  • “secondary” is for setting the secondary WINS server address.

NBT scope ID setting

You can configure the NBT scope ID.

Enter a scope ID using up to 31 alphanumeric characters.

msh> wins interface_name scope scope_ID

If you receive different scope IDs from DHCP and WINS, the scope ID from DHCP takes priority.

Interface name

Interface to be configured

ether

Ethernet interface