Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell

Name

WINS Context

Synopsis

Configures a WINS server.

Subcontexts

Server

Commands

? or help

Displays these commands.

list

Lists available WINS commands (more verbose than help).

dump

Dumps the configuration of the WINS server as a series of Netshell commands.

server [\\ servername | serveraddress ]

Enters the subcontext for the specified WINS server, which enables you to configure the WINS server using the add, check, delete, init, reset, set, and show commands. These commands and their options are summarized in Table 7.17.

Table 7-17. Commands Available in WINS Server Subcontext

Command	Options	Description
add	name	Registers a name to the server
	partner	Adds a replication partner to the server
	pngserver	Adds a list of persona non grata servers for the current server
check	database	Checks the consistency of the database
	name	Checks a list of name records against a set of WINS servers
	version	Checks the consistency of the version number
delete	name	Deletes a registered name from the server database
	partner	Deletes a replication partner from the list of replication partners
	records	Deletes or tombstones all or a set of records from the server
	owners	Deletes a list of owners and their records
	pngserver	Deletes all or selected persona non grata servers from the list
init	backup	Initiates backup of the WINS database
	import	Initiates import from an lmhosts file
	pull	Initiates and sends a pull trigger to another ...