WINS replication status

[Jean Francois Micouleau]

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Christopher R. Hertel wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 12:01:13PM +0100, Stefan (metze) Metzmacher wrote:
>>>> It's hard to add them when we don't have the code :-) :-).
>>> Don`t complicate your mind - look at this :)
>>
>> here's a link about WINS
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/sag_WINS_und_Topnode.asp
>
> That URL can be successfully shortened to:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/sag_WINS_und_Topnode.asp
>
> The document gives a high-level overview of WINS replication.  The better
> doc, however, is the older "Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 WINS:
> Architecture and Capacity Planning".  It provides information on the
> timers, the record types, the various states of WINS records, etc.
>
>  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetbios/html/msdn_winswp.asp#winswp_replication


that's the most complete ever written document on Wins. If a nmbd daemon 
is rewritten in samba 4, maybe wins replication will be included.

>
> I've been dabbling in the WINS Replication area for a while.  JF actually
> worked it out, and I've never had time to catch up.  A shame.  I wish I'd
> gotten far enough to do an appendix to my book.
>
> Chris -)-----
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