Chapter Summary
Although all organizations should be planning to phase WINS out of their infrastructure, many organizations still must support early versions of Windows that require centralized NetBIOS name resolution. To provide that name resolution, Windows Server 2008, like earlier versions of Windows Server, includes the WINS Server service.
When planning a WINS deployment, keep the number of WINS servers to a minimum. If you have two or three WINS servers, configure replication between each of them using a full-mesh architecture. If you need more than three WINS servers, configure push/pull replication partnerships between them with a hub-and-spoke architecture. When deploying WINS, first add the WINS Server feature to your computers running ...
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