Configuring WINS servers and NetBIOS node type for the client
A Microsoft DHCP client using NetBIOS protocol contacts a Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) server for name resolution. Therefore, the DHCP server should assign a WINS server address when assigning an IP address to the client.
You can specify up to eight WINS servers in a DHCP address pool.
You must also specify a NetBIOS node type in a DHCP address pool. There are four NetBIOS node types:
b (broadcast)-node—A b-node client sends the destination name in a broadcast message. The destination returns its IP address to the client after receiving the message.
p (peer-to-peer)-node—A p-node client sends the destination name in a unicast message to the WINS server, and the WINS server returns the destination IP address.
m (mixed)-node—An m-node client broadcasts the destination name. If it receives no response, it unicasts the destination name to the WINS server to get the destination IP address.
h (hybrid)-node—An h-node client unicasts the destination name to the WINS server. If it receives no response, it broadcasts the destination name to get the destination IP address.
To configure WINS servers and NetBIOS node type in the DHCP address pool:
Step | Command | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
1. Enter system view. | system-view | N/A |
2. Enter DHCP address pool view. | dhcp server ip-pool pool-name [ extended ] | N/A |
3. Specify WINS server IP addresses. | nbns-list ip-address&<1-8> | Optional for b-node. No address is specified by default. |
4. Specify the NetBIOS node type. | netbios-type { b-node | h-node | m-node | p-node } | Not specified by default. |