Restoring WINS from Another System

Is it possible to restore WINS from a server in one domain to a new WINS
server in another domain?

Thanks,
Charles

"Charles" <> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to restore WINS from a server in one domain to a new WINS
> server in another domain?
>
> Thanks,
> Charles

What would be the point? What would you restore?

Hello charles,

Maybe this helps:
- backup WINS (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc727901.aspx)

- restore WINS (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc727960.aspx)


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Meinolf Weber
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> Is it possible to restore WINS from a server in one domain to a new
> WINS server in another domain?
>
> Thanks,
> Charles

"Charles" <> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to restore WINS from a server in one domain to a new WINS
> server in another domain?
>
> Thanks,
> Charles


I don't believe that would be something you would want to do. This is
because the record owner on the records from one WINS server, belong to that
WINS server. Therefore, if you restore that database to another WINS server
with a different name, especially in a different domain, I do not believe it
will work. The records will be in a mismatched owner state. I've never tried
it due to this reason, and simply installed a new WINS server, and changed
the WINS IP address in DHCP options and on static machines, and the database
repopulates rather quickly.


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"Ace Fekay [MCT]" <> wrote in message
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> I don't believe that would be something you would want to do. This is
> because the record owner on the records from one WINS server, belong to
> that WINS server. Therefore, if you restore that database to another WINS
> server with a different name, especially in a different domain, I do not
> believe it will work. The records will be in a mismatched owner state.
> I've never tried it due to this reason, and simply installed a new WINS
> server, and changed the WINS IP address in DHCP options and on static
> machines, and the database repopulates rather quickly.

Same here. Then if there are any static entries I rebuild them
manually,...and any Admin that is smart enough to know better,....there
intensionally won't be a lot of those static entries.

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"Phillip Windell" <> wrote in message
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> "Ace Fekay [MCT]" <> wrote in message
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>
>> I don't believe that would be something you would want to do. This is
>> because the record owner on the records from one WINS server, belong to
>> that WINS server. Therefore, if you restore that database to another WINS
>> server with a different name, especially in a different domain, I do not
>> believe it will work. The records will be in a mismatched owner state.
>> I've never tried it due to this reason, and simply installed a new WINS
>> server, and changed the WINS IP address in DHCP options and on static
>> machines, and the database repopulates rather quickly.
>
> Same here. Then if there are any static entries I rebuild them
> manually,...and any Admin that is smart enough to know better,....there
> intensionally won't be a lot of those static entries.
>
> --
> Phillip Windell


Good point about static entries. Usually I don;t think I've ever had to
create any, even for *nix boxes because we've installed SAMBA on them, which
allows it to interact with NBNS systems such as WINS.

Ace