necessary to bind TCP/IP to Microsoft network client?

[Dieter Rothacker]

> >Also since all of my machines that I'm trying this with
> >are on the same subnet is there any reason I should be
> >running any WINS servers?

Name lookups on the same subnet are normally done with broadcasts,
so you do not need WINS in your case.
WINS is needed when broadcasts are not available to all clients, or
if you want to save even this little waste of bandwidth.

Dieter Rothacker