Windows Internet Name Service

Viewing WINS Server Operational Status

The WINS management console displays administrative and operational information about WINS servers. To display basic statistics about a specific WINS server, open the WINS management console, highlight that server, on the pull-down menu, select Action, and then click Show Server Statistics. This provides WINS server information similar to that shown in Figure 7.18.

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Figure 7.18 WINS Server Statistics

Table 7.17 describes the basic WINS server statistics shown in Figure 7.18. These include both the basic and detailed statistics from Windows NT 4.0.

Table 7.17 WINS Server Statistics

Statistic	Description
Database initialized	The last time static mappings were imported into the WINS database.
Statistics last cleared	The last time the administrator cleared statistics for the WINS server with the Clear Statistics command on the View menu.
Last replication times	The times at which the WINS database was last replicated.
Periodic	The last time the WINS database was replicated based on the replication interval specified in the Preferences dialog box.
Admin trigger	The last time the WINS database was replicated because the administrator clicked the Replicate Now button in the Replication Partners dialog box.
Net update	The last time the WINS database was replicated as a result of a network request, which is a push notification message that requests propagation.
Total queries	The number of name query request messages received by this WINS server. "Record found" indicates the number of names that were successfully matched in the database, and "Record not found" indicates the number of names the server could not resolve.
Total releases	The number of messages received that indicate a NetBIOS program has stopped. "Record found" indicates how many names were successfully released, and "Record not found" indicates how many names this WINS server could not release.
Total registrations	The number of name registration messages received from clients.
Last address change replication	Indicates when the last WINS database change was replicated.
Last scavenging times	Indicates the last times the database was cleaned for specific types of entries.
Periodic	Indicates when the database was cleaned based on the renewal interval specified in the WINS Server Properties dialog box on the Name Record tab.
Admin trigger	Indicates when the database was last cleaned because the administrator chose Initiate Scavenging.
Extinction	Indicates when the database was last cleaned based on the extinction interval.
Verification	Indicates when the database was last cleaned based on the verification interval
Unique registrations	Indicates the number of name registration requests accepted by this WINS server.
Unique conflicts	The number of conflicts encountered during registration of unique names owned by this WINS server.
Unique renewals	The number of renewals received for unique names.
Group registrations	The number of registration requests for groups that have been accepted by this WINS server.
Group conflicts	The number of conflicts encountered during registration of group names.