nslookup - can it use WINS info
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So I've been asked - can nslookup us the WINS info?
I don't think it can - but I'm ready to be shown that I might be mistaken.
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Not from what I'm seeing in the help file.
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I ended up finding a WINS entry that made me think the situation was something it wasn't. @Dashrender was correct.
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nslookup is a DNS tool, it will not query WINS which is a very different thing. nslookup returns hostnames, WINS does not.
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For those not familiar...
DNS is a hostname to IP address mapping system.
WINS is a NetBIOS name to IP address mapping system. -
@scottalanmiller Just out of curiosity, is there an nslookup alternative command for WINS? If so, what is it?
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@NerdyDad said in nslookup - can it use WINS info:
@scottalanmiller Just out of curiosity, is there an nslookup alternative command for WINS? If so, what is it?
nblookup.exe
