Use the “wins” command to configure WINS server settings.
Viewing settings
msh> wins
If the IPv4 address obtained from DHCP differs from the WINS IPv4 address, the DHCP address is the valid address.
Configuration
msh> wins “interface_name” {on|off}
{on} means “active” and {off} means “inactive”.
Be sure to specify the interface.
wlan can be specified only when the IEEE 802.11 interface is installed.
Interface name |
Interface configured |
|---|---|
ether |
Ethernet interface |
wlan |
IEEE 802.11 interface |
Address configuration
Use the following command to configure a WINS server IP address:
wins “interface_name” {primary|secondary} “IP address”
Use the “primary” command to configure a primary WINS server IP address.
Use the “secondary” command to configure a secondary WINS server IP address.
Do not use “255.255.255.255” as the IP address.
NBT (NetBIOS over TCP/IP) Scope ID Selection
You can specify the NBT scope ID.
msh> wins “interface_name” scope “scope ID”
The scope ID can be entered using up to 31 alphanumeric characters.
Be sure to specify the interface.
wlan can be specified only when the IEEE 802.11 interface is installed.
Interface name |
Interface configured |
|---|---|
ether |
Ethernet interface |
wlan |
IEEE 802.11 interface |
