WINS Names FAQs
Here are some questions that customers and evaluators often ask our Technical Support group. If you can't find an answer to your questions here, please contact us.
What are WINS names?
Microsoft's Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) is a name resolution service that resolves computer names to Internet Protocol (IP) address. Using WINS, the computer name can be resolved to a specific IP address.
InterMapper uses WINS names as follows:
InterMapper (all platforms) queries devices for a NetBIOS (WINS) name. This name is used as the device's smart name if the DNS name is unknown or contains the word "DHCP".
When adding a device that is in the same LAN as InterMapper server, you can use the device's NetBIOS/WINS name. To cause a name to be treated as a WINS name, place "\" in front of the name when adding a device. The name is not looked up in the DNS.
Note: Intermapper does not use the WINS server - it only resolves local device names.