WINS is a Friend of Mine – Original Posted Feb 22, 2005

Yes, I like WINS, and WINS likes me. I recently went through another string of issues with a few clients and the resolution seemed to just scream WINS when I took my first glance at the problems. A click here, a click there, and *poof* you have a WINS server. I recommend at least two that replicate for redundancy. I don’t know who started the whole “Windows 2000 will make it so that WINS can go away” mantra, but it just isn’t true. WINS has a real purpose in life. The purpose is not so that Windows can connect to … Continue reading WINS is a Friend of Mine – Original Posted Feb 22, 2005