decommissioning WINS

Posted by longneck on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by longneck
Published on 2012-09-17T14:34:05Z Indexed on 2012/09/17 15:40 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 365

Filed under:

active-directory

|

wins

My network has all 2008R2 domain controllers, but we are running Active Directory in Windows 2003 mode.

Two of our domain controllers are configured as WINS servers.

I have discovered that our copiers and fax machines are currently configured to use WINS to find their servers, so I'm in the process of configuring them to use DNS instead.

How can I find out what else is actively using WINS?

What procedure should I follow to decommission WINS from my network?

© Server Fault or respective owner

Related posts about active-directory

Can't join OS X Mavericks to AD Domain

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I'm attempting to join an OS X Mavericks (10.9) client to a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory domain, however the bind fails with this error in the OS X client's system.log: Oct 24 15:03:15 host.domain.com com.apple.preferences.users.remoteservice[5547]: -[ODCAddServerSheetController handleOtherActionError:… >>> More
Retrieve user details from Active Directory using SID

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
Hi, How can I find a user in my AD when I have his/her SID. I don't want to rely on other attributes, since I am trying to detect changes to these. Example: I get a message about a change to user record containing: Message: User Account Changed: Target Account Name: test12 Target… >>> More
Retrieve user details from Active Directory using GUID

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
Hi, How can I find a user in my AD when I have his/her GUID. I don't want to rely on other attributes, since I am trying to detect changes to these. >>> More
Retrieve user details from Active Directory using GUID [closed]

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
Hi, How can I find a user in my AD when I have his/her GUID. I don't want to rely on other attributes, since I am trying to detect changes to these. >>> More
Office365 DirSync Active Directory Integration

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I am preparing to deploy Office365 for my organization. We have an on premise Active Directory Domain Controller (Windows Server 2012 R2). We would like to leverage our Active Directory for: automatic user provisioning in Office365, and password synchronization, using the DirSync tool. Our Active… >>> More

Related posts about wins

Cannot browse remote networks even with WINS configured

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
As the NetBIOS protocol acts on Layer 2 and so is not routable, In order to enable network browsing of remote networks, WINS has been installed and configured on two domain controllers, both of which are on different networks. The WINS servers seem to be replicating with eachother, and each has 127… >>> More
decommissioning WINS

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
My network has all 2008R2 domain controllers, but we are running Active Directory in Windows 2003 mode. Two of our domain controllers are configured as WINS servers. I have discovered that our copiers and fax machines are currently configured to use WINS to find their servers, so I'm in the process… >>> More
NYU's Subhash Khot Wins NSF's 2010 Waterman Award

as seen on Dr Dobbs - Search for 'Dr Dobbs'
NSF selects theoretical computer scientist known for his Unique Games Conjecture for its highest honor National Science Foundation - Unique Games Conjecture - United States - Math - Education >>> More
Android Wins Over Open Source Mobile Developers

as seen on Devx - Search for 'Devx'
Black Duck Software says that Android attracted three times as many open source projects as the iPhone last year. >>> More
Android Wins Over Open Source Mobile Developers

as seen on Internet.com - Search for 'Internet.com'
Black Duck Software says that Android attracted three times as many open source projects as the iPhone last year. >>> More