Lab 5-6 Installing WINS

Generally you don’t need a WINS server if your domain is all Windows 2000 or above, but just in case you have a Windows 98 floating around in there somewhere, let’s install WINS!

Let’s try a new way to install a service on Windows Server.

1. Start MenuàControl PanelsàAdd remove programs.
2. Click on Windows Components
3. The Windows Components Wizard will come up

Click Networking Services and click the Details button.

Scroll down and find Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)

Click OK. Click Next.

It’ll take awhile for WINS to install. You’ll probably need your disk.

According to Microsoft, the default settings for the WINS server are all you need. There isn’t a lot of configuring you should do, although you can configure things if you need to. This would come with more advanced server management.

Make sure your workstation is registering on WINS

Start up the workstation on your partner’s computer.

Make sure it is set up to obtain an IP address from your DHCP server.

Make sure it is obtaining an IP address from your server by either:

m Checking the DHCP server to see if that computer name is getting an IP from you

m Type ipconfig /all at the workstation command prompt to make sure the IP address is obtained from the correct scope

Open your WINS server (it’ll be in the administrative tools on your server).

In the console tree, select Active Registrations

On the Action menu select Display Records.

Click find now.

The entire WINS database should show and in there you should be able to find your workstation’s registration. Do a print screen of this and attach it to your lab report.