Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell
| netsh/WINS Context |
Configures a WINS server.
Subcontexts
- Server
Commands
- dump
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Dumps the configuration of the WINS server as a series of NetShell commands.
- list
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Lists available WINS commands (more verbose than help ).
- server [\\ servername serveraddress]
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Enters the subcontext for the specified WINS server, which enables you to configure the WINS server using the add , check , delete , init , reset , set , and show commands. These commands and their options are summarized in Table 5-21.
Table 5-21. Commands available in WINS Server subcontext
| Command | Option | Description |
|---|---|---|
| add | name | Registers name of WINS server |
| partner | Specifies a replication partner | |
| pngserver | Specifies persona non grata servers | |
| check | database | Verify WINS database consistency |
| name | Verifies a list of name records against specified servers | |
| version | Verifies version number consistency | |
| delete | name | Removes a registered name from database |
| partner | Removes a replication partner | |
| records | Removes or tombstones specified records | |
| owners | Removes list of owners and their records | |
| pngserver | Removes specified persona non grata servers | |
| init | backup | Performs backup of database |
| import | Imports an lmhosts file | |
| pull | Sends a pull trigger to specified server | |
| pullrange | Pulls specified records from specified server | |
| push | Sends a push trigger to specified server | |
| replicate | Replicates with replication partners | |
| restore | Restores database from a file | |
| scavenge | Initiates database scavenging | |
| search | Searches database for specified server | |
| reset | statistics | Resets server statistics |
| set | autopartnerconfig | Configures automatic-replication partner- configuration settings |
| backuppath | Configures backup settings | |
| burstparam | Cnofigures burst-handling settings | |
| logparam | Configures database and event-logging settings | |
| migrateflag | Sets migration flag | |
| namerecord | Configures interval and timeout settings | |
| periodicdbchecking | Configures periodic database-checking settings | |
| pullpartnerconfig | Configures settings for specified pull partner | |
| pushpartnerconfig | Configures settings for specified push partner | |
| pullparam | Configures default pull settings | |
| pushparam | Configures default push settings | |
| replicateflag | Sets replication flag | |
| startversion | Specifies start version ID | |
| show | browser | Displays active domain master browser |
| database | Lists records in database | |
| info | Displays configuration settings | |
| name | Displays detailed info for a specified record | |
| partner | Lists pull or push (or both) partners | |
| partnerproperties | Displays default partner configuration | |
| pullpartnerconfig | Displays configuration settings for pull partner | |
| pushpartnerconfig | Displays configuration settings for push partner | |
| reccount | Displays number of records owned by specified server | |
| recbyversion | Displays records owned by specified server | |
| server | Displays current WINS server | |
| statistics | Displays statistics | |
| version | Displays current version counter value | |
| versionmap | Displays owner ID-to-maximum version number mappings |
Examples
Open a NetShell shell, and switch to the subcontext of a WINS server with IP address 172.16.11.104:
C:\> netsh netsh> wins wins> server \172.16.11.104 ***You have Read and Write access to the server 172.16.11.104***
Display configuration settings of WINS server:
wins server> show info WINS Database backup parameter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Backup Dir : Not Set Backup on Shutdown : Not Set Name Record Settings(day:hour:minute) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Refresh Interval : 006:00:00 Extinction(Tombstone) Interval : 004:00:00 Extinction(Tombstone) TimeOut : 006:00:00 Verification Interval : 024:00:00 Database consistency checking parameters : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Periodic Checking : Disabled WINS Logging Parameters: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Log Database changes in Jet.Log : Not Set Log details events to event log : Not Set Burst Handling Parameters : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Burst Handling State : Not Set
Display records in WINS server's database:
wins server> show database {172.16.11.104} Description of different fields in the Record Table ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NAME = Name of the Record. Up to 16 characters T = Type of Record : D - Dynamic, S - Static S = State of the Record : A - Active, R - Released, T - Tombstoned VERSION = LowPart ( in Hex) G = Address Group : U - Unique, N - Group, I - Internet, M - Multihomed, D - Domain Name. IPADDRESS = List of IP Addresses associated with the Name. EXPIRATION DATE = Expiration Time Stamp for the Name Record. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NAME -T-S- VERSION -G- IPADDRESS - EXPIRATION DATE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retrieving database from the Wins server 172.16.11.104 ??_ _MSBROWSE_ _?[01h]-D-A- 1 -N- 172.16.11.104 - 7/8/2000 3:40:31 PM MTITCANADA [1Bh]-D-A- 1f8 -U- 172.16.11.104 - 7/7/2000 8:57:56 AM IS~TEST [00h]-D-A- 2 -U- 172.16.11.104 - 7/8/2000 6:24:33 PM Total No. of records retrieved for server 172.16.11.104 : 3 Total No. of records displayed : 3 Command completed successfully.
Note that some WINS records may contain characters that can't be displayed, which are represented in the example by question marks.
See Also
WINS