Difference between DNS and WINS?

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Hi all

Wonder if someone could help me understand the difference between Wins and DNS...

I original thought that DNS resolved internet based names, i.e. www.certforums.co.uk to an IP and WINS resolved Netbios names to an IP. But now it seems DNS also resolves netbios names?

 

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DNS resolves host/domain names to IP. This includes FQDN's like www.malreallystinks.com and domain name structures like mal.studying .

In the absence of DNS you would use a HOSTS file to perform similar functions to DNS.

WINS resolves NetBIOS names to IP on a LAN/WAN.

LMHOSTS is an older system that performs NetBIOS to IP resolution.

You CAN resolve NetBIOS names by DNS but for the purposes of N+ know the facts above.

 

Thanks for the info guys! Mal - for your example of DNS resolving mal.studying - i assume this is a computer name on a domain? i.e. netbios name is mal and domain is studying?

So... Wins could resolve mal and DNS mal.studying?

 

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