Static Mappings Have No NetBIOS Suffix in WINS Manager

ID: Q172734

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you type a static mapping in the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) database, you may only see one entry appear. That entry has no sixteenth character hexadecimal identifier.

For example, you might type a unique static mapping for a computer with the NetBIOS name of RHINO having an IP address of 192.0.0.1. You expect to see the following entries:


   RHINO(00h)      192.0.0.1
   RHINO(03h)      192.0.0.1
   RHINO(20h)      192.0.0.1

However, you may see the following instead:


   RHINO      192.0.0.1

CAUSE

WINS Manager is not configured to display the database using LAN Manager- compatible conventions.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, enable the LAN Manager-compatible feature by performing the following steps:

In WINS Manager, click Options, and then click Preferences.

Click LAN Manager-Compatible to enable the option.

Click OK.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q172384 WINS Database Displays Hyphens Instead of NetBIOS Suffix

Keywords : kbnetwork ntnetserv nttcp NTSrv
Version : WinNT:3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo