Exercise 9.6: Configuring the WINS Server

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Exercise 9.6: Configuring the WINS Server

In this exercise, you see the different configuration options in WINS Manager.

Prerequisites:	You have installed WINS on a Windows NT 4.0 Server.
1.	Choose Start, Programs, Administrative Tools.
2.	From the Administrative Tools menu, choose WINS Manager.
3.	From the Server menu, choose Configuration.
4.	Note the default times for the Renewal Interval, the Extinction Interval, and the Extinction Timeout. Each of these values is six days (144 hours). These times dictate how quickly a WINS database entry moves from active to released (renewal interval), from released to extinct (extinction interval), and from extinct to being removed from the database (extinction timeout). Note that Microsoft recommends you do not modify these values.
5.	Note the default time for the verify interval is 24 days (576 hours). This specifies when a WINS server verifies that entries that it does not own (entries added to the database due to replication) are still active. The minimum value you can set for this parameter is 24 days.
6.	Note the check box to do push or pull replication when the WINS server initializes.
7.	Choose the Advanced button.
8.	Note two of the settings here that can affect WINS performance—Logging Enabled and Log Detailed Events. With Logging Enabled, WINS must first write any changes to the WINS database to the JET.LOG file. Then, the changes are made to the database. This log file serves as an ongoing backup to the database should it crash during the write process. However, if a number of changes are being made to the database simultaneously, logging can slow WINS performance—for example, when everyone powers up their computers in the morning and the clients try to register at the same time. With Log Detailed Events turned on, more detailed messages are written to the Event Log. Note that both settings are turned on by default.
9.	Note the default setting for Replicate Only With Partners. WINS replicates only with specified partners unless you turn this setting off. When turned off, WINS tries to replicate with all the WINS servers it can locate through broadcasts.

Choose OK to close the Configuration dialog.

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