WINS Client and Server Message Exchanges

This section describes common message exchanges between WINS clients and servers for the following:

Resolving NetBIOS Names to IP Addresses

Resolving NetBIOS names to IP addresses occurs when a WINS client sends a WINS server a Name Query Request message containing a NetBIOS name. This message exchange consists of a Name Query Request message and either a Positive Name Query Response or Negative Name Query Response message.

An example of this message exchange is Capture 16-01, a Network Monitor trace that is included in the \Captures folder on the companion CD-ROM. The following is the Name Query ...

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