Checklist: Installing a WINS server
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 8 Beta
Checklist: Installing a WINS server
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Review WINS concepts such as NetBIOS names, WINS servers, WINS clients, and replication partners. |
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Review best practices for implementing WINS on your network. |
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Determine the number of WINS servers you need to install and where to locate each server on your network. |
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Manually configure TCP/IP properties for the WINS server computer. |
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Install a primary WINS server. |
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Open the WINS console. |
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Modify WINS server defaults, if needed. |
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Install a secondary WINS server. |
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Configure replication settings on both primary and secondary WINS servers. Choose among these replication partnership methods:
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View and filter the WINS database view of active registrations as needed. |
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Add and remove mappings in the WINS database as needed. |
Manage Static Mappings; Delete or tombstone an entry in the WINS database |
Back up, scavenge, and compact the WINS database regularly. |
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View WINS server statistics periodically to monitor performance. |
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Update client configurations on your network to correctly specify primary/secondary WINS servers based on any WINS servers you have added. Depending on whether you configure clients statically or dynamically for TCP/IP, either:
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Verify registration of client NetBIOS names in WINS as needed. |
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Troubleshoot common WINS-related problems. |