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Is there any reason to run a WINS server on a small network?

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Mar 15, 20268438 views
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Is there any compelling reason to be concerned with running a WINS server on a small network? What applications require the ability to resolve LANMan and/or NETBios names?

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Fix for: Is there any reason to run a WINS server on a small network?

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Exchange 2000 and 2003 do need WINS in larger organizations with multiple subnets. Exchange 2007 does not. WINS is used primarily for using NetBIOS names between subnets. If you do not have multiple subnets, then you do not need WINS, as your Domain…

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