In article <s77ki19j7mp0itd2dptg9rtsneggjqfgkl@4ax.com>, NobodyMan
<none@none.net> wrote:
>>>>Waht is the use of WINS ? Where we can use it .
>>>>
>>>Windows Internet Naming Service.
>>>
>>>It was used with a WINS server in older MS networks for name
>>>resolution.
>>>
>>>Newer MS Server OSs are tightly integrated with DNS and don't require
>>>WINS.
>>
>>WINS and DNS can only used for name resolution in a client/server
>>network, such as a Windows domain.
>>
>>A workgroup (peer-to-peer) network uses NetBIOS over TCP/IP for name
>>resolution.
>
>Nope. I used to run a small network, using a 2003 Server Box for file
>sharing and about 25 clients. I ran the entire thing using DNS. In
>fact, I never used NETBIOS over TCP/IP.
>
>So it's possible. I wouldn't want to do it again - I walked into this
>situation - but it CAN be done.

You had a server computer, which can run DNS. A workgroup network,
without a server computer, can't do that. There's no DNS server on
Windows client operating systems.
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