WINS server should be client too?

[harvesterj]

Hi

I'm probly being an eejit but could someone confirm if you are supposed to make a WINS server a client of itself?

Thanks

[rickman]

Do you really need it to be a Wins client? Your not using it as a workstation are you? if so how else would it get wins information. Not through DHCP because the Wins server should be static IP. But to answer the question you don't need it to be.

If you want to follow Microsoft Suggestions.( this is only if you have more than one Wins Server)

Configure Each Server to Point to Itself
Each WINS server you install on your network must register in WINS its own set of unique and group NetBIOS names. WINS service problems can occur when registration and ownership of a WINS record become split—that is, when names registered for a particular WINS server are owned by different WINS servers. To prevent these problems, configure each WINS server as its own primary and secondary WINS servers