WINS Proxy

WINS proxies are useful in networks comprising several subnets, where some of the computers on those subnets are running in Broadcast mode. A WINS proxy fields local requests for services located on a different subnet, caching network addresses and communicating with the WINS server when necessary.

You can also configure the NetBIOS service to use WINS servers to resolve NetBIOS names by entering the IP address of the primary and secondary WINS servers. You can configure only the primary WINS server, or both. The WINS server addresses can be the IP address of the local SunLink Server system running the WINS service, or another SunLink Server system running the WINS service, or a Windows NT server running the WINS service.

If either primary or secondary WINS servers are configured, you can use the WINS proxy setting to allow this SunLink Server system to provide WINS proxy service to other computers that have not been configured to use WINS servers to resolve NetBIOS names. Be discreet in using this option, as it joins the NetBIOS name spaces for both b-mode and h-mode NetBIOS nodes on the local subnet, and can cause unexpected name conflicts.