Installing WINS Servers

You install a WINS server as part of the process of installing Microsoft TCP/IP in Windows NT Server. The following instructions assume you have already installed the Windows NT Server operating system on the computer.

You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to install a WINS server.

To install a WINS server

  1. Double-click the Network option in Control Panel to display the Network Settings dialog box.
  2. Choose the Add Software button to display the Add Network Software dialog box.
  3. In the Network Software box, select TCP/IP Protocol And Related Components, and then choose the Continue button to display the Windows NT TCP/IP Installation Options dialog box.
  4. Check the appropriate options to install, including at least one of the following options:
    • WINS Server Service
    • SNMP Service (for configuring and monitoring WINS using SNMP or Performance Monitor)
  5. Choose the OK button.

Windows NT Setup prompts you for the full path to the Windows NT Server distribution files.

  1. Type the full path to the Windows NT Server distribution files, and then choose the Continue button.

All necessary files are copied to your hard disk.

  1. Complete all the required procedures for manually configuring TCP/IP as described in Chapter 11, "Installing and Configuring TCP/IP and SNMP."

The Network Settings dialog box is displayed again after you finish configuring TCP/IP.

  1. Choose the Close button, and then reboot the computer.

The TCP/IP and WINS server software is now ready for use.

The Windows Internet Name Service is a Windows NT service running on a Windows NT computer. The supporting WINS client software is automatically installed for Windows NT Server and for Windows NT computers when the basic operating system is installed.

To start, stop, pause, or continue the WINS service on any Windows NT computer

  1. In Control Panel, double-click the Services option.

– Or –

In Server Manager, choose Services from the Computer menu.

  1. In the Services dialog box, select the Windows Internet Name Service, and then choose the Start, Stop, Pause, or Continue button. Then, choose the Close button.

You can start, stop, pause, or continue the WINS service at the command prompt using the commands net start wins, net stop wins, net pause wins, or net continue wins.