Whats the difference between WINS and DNS

[DanRob2277]

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[Stiddy]

dns resolves Fully qualified domain names (FQDN) like:

workstation1@mycompany.com

Wins resolves NetBIOS names only and has a 15 digit limitation like:

workstation1



If the name of the workstation were to be:

workstation1234567 then wins would only resolve:

workstation1234



HTH - Mike

 

[ChrisAC]

WINS is for registering and resolving names on a Microsoft network. DNS is what the internet (and many LANs) uses to resolve hosts and domains. For example, when you type

http://www.tek-tips.com

into your web browser, DNS resolves that address to an IP address. When you send an email, DNS tells the mail server where to send that mail.

Chris.


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Chris Andrew, CCNA, CCSA
chris@iproute.co.uk
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[aznluvsmc]

To correct Stiddy, it is not possible to enter in a NetBIOS name that is greater than 15 character in Windows.

Steven S.
MCSA
A+, Network+, Server+, i-Net+

 

[Serbtastic]

To further correct Stiddy, the FQDN would look like this:

workstation1.mycompany.com

The @ symbol is not allowed in a FQDN.

 

[Stiddy]

opps, I agree with all, sorry for the misdirection....