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 need to specify in a DHCP address pool a NetBIOS node type for the client to approach name resolution. There are four NetBIOS node types:
b (broadcast)-node: The 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: The 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: A combination of broadcast first and peer-to-peer second. The m-node client broadcasts the destination name, if no response is received, then unicasts the destination name to the WINS server to get the destination IP address.
h (hybrid)-node: A combination of peer-to-peer first and broadcast second. The h-node client unicasts the destination name to the WINS server, and if no response is received, broadcasts it to get the destination IP address.
Follow these steps to configure WINS servers and NetBIOS node type in the DHCP address pool:
To do… | Use the command… | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
Enter system view | system-view | — |
Enter DHCP address pool view | dhcp server ip-pool pool-name [ extended ] | — |
Specify WINS server IP addresses | nbns-list ip-address&<1-8> | Required (optional for b-node) No address is specified by default. |
Specify the NetBIOS node type | netbios-type { b-node | h-node | m-node | p-node } | Required Not specified by default. |
| NOTE: If b-node is specified for the client, you do not need to specify any WINS server address. | |
