A perfect example of why you should never have static WINS entries in the database.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthews, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 2:37 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Name resolution quiz > > > In our wins environment we have a modified hub spoke, the central wins > replicates with one wins server at remote locations and if they have a > secondary wins it replicates with its primary to keep down with wins > replication traffic. We use static entries only for our > domain controllers, > but some locations use static entries for their servers, > which has caused us > problems. Example they had static entries, moved wins to > another box shut > off the old server and left the database with entries in it and didn't > notify anyone. They then changes ip addresses on one of the > static entries > and it never replicated. One morning users couldn't gain access to the > server. We got rid of the old database and replicated the new entry. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Coughlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:25 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Name resolution quiz > > > I beg to differ. WINS entries are LEASED and must be > Released and Refreshed > every few days or else the Lease expires. This is from > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/tec > hnet/prodtechn > ol/windows2000serv/reskit/tcpip/part2/tcpch07.asp > > WINS clients must renew their name registrations before the > renewal interval > expires. The renewal interval determines how long the server > stores the name > registration as an active record in the WINS database. > > When a WINS client renews its name registration, it sends a > name refresh > request to the WINS server. The name refresh request includes > the IP address > and the NetBIOS name that the client seeks to refresh. The WINS server > responds to the name refresh request with a name refresh response that > includes a new renewal interval for the name. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 2:05 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Name resolution quiz > > > I'll call BS on that one. > > Any machine capable of registering itself in WINS (i.e. every > Windows based > machine) should NEVER, EVER, EVER IN A MILLION YEARS have a > static WINS > entry. > > Sounds like your WINS server is configured incorrectly. I've > got plenty of > NT and Win2k machines that have been up over 180 days without > falling out of > WINS. Ever. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ken Coughlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:55 PM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: RE: Name resolution quiz > > > > > > You should have a static entry for Servers and other systems > > which have a > > static IP and don't get rebooted frequently. The alternative > > is to run > > "nbtstat -RR" every few days, otherwise the WINS server > > releases the entry. > > > > Ken > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:50 PM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: RE: Name resolution quiz > > > > > > You should not have to add static entries for Windows systems. > > > > How are your WINS servers configured and how many do you have? > > > > > > > > ASB > > http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lum, David > > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:40 PM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: Name resolution quiz > > > > > > Time to show more of my ignorance. > > > > PROBLEM: > > a) DOMAIN1 DC gets event ID 5719 "No NT domain controller > is available > > for domain DOMAIN2..." > > > > b) Using Server Manager to look at DOMAIN2 tells me I get read only > > because it can't find the PDC of DOMAIN2 > > > > TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS: > > Attempt to ping Server1 by name: > > Unknown Host > > > > Ping server by IP: > > successful replies > > > > Fine, it can't resolve the name but out of curiosity I try: > > > > NBTSTAT -a Server1 IP and I get: > > Server1 <00> UNIQUE Registered > > Server1 <20> UNIQUE Registered > > DOMAIN2 <00> GROUP Registered > > DOMAIN2 <1C> GROUP Registered > > DOMAIN2 <1E> GROUP Registered > > Server1 <03> UNIQUE Registered > > ADMINISTRATOR <03> UNIQUE Conflict > > DOMAIN2 <1B> UNIQUE Registered > > DOMAIN2 <1D> UNIQUE Registered > > __MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered > > > > FIX: DOMAIN1 DC is WINS server, so I added static WINS > mapping. Server > > manager is now happy and I can ping by name. > > > > Question: > > NBTSTAT uses NetBIOS to resolve the name, so why can't the > machine use > > the Server1 name to contact it without a WINS (or probably > DNS would > > work too) entry even with NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled? > > > > Dave. > > PS this list makes me better troubleshooter, as to collect > > all relevant > > information sometimes I find the solution before finished > the e-mail! > > > > > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
