WINS Client Configuration Utility

Author: NetworkAdminKB.com

Created: 2011-06-17

Modified: 2011-07-24

Version: 1.3.12

The WINS Client configuration utility can be used to do all of the following on Windows XP/Vista/Win7/200x operating systems.

1)      Set primary and secondary WINS server settings for all IP Enabled adapters on the client.

2)      Remove primary or secondary WINS server settings for all IP Enabled adapters on the client.

3)      Revert hardcoded WINS server settings back to DHCP provided.

4)      The utility can make changes to local or remote computers.

5)      The utility can make changes in mass to remote computers by using an input file of computer names or IP addresses.

Requirements and Limitations

1)      Permissions required

a.       Local Administrators permissions are usually required.

2)      Adapters that do not have IP Enabled are not affected by this utility.

3)      WMI is used to set the IP information.

a.       WMI permissions will be required.

b.      The Cimv2 WIM provider is used.

c.       Non-responsive and unavailable computers will take 2-3 minutes for the connection to fail.  This is a limitation of WMI.

4)      VB6 Runtime may be required on Windows 2000 or earlier OS.

Syntax:

ConfigWINSClient [/c=computername | /i=InputFile]

                 /p[=x.x.x.x] /s[=y.y.y.y]

Select one of the following:

/c=ComputerName  Specifies which Computer to make changes to.

/i=InputFile     Specifies an inputfile of Computer Names.

If both the above options are omitted, the local computer is assumed.

WINS Configuration Options:

Primary and Secondary configuration options must be present

/p=x.x.x.x     Configure Primary WINS Server

/s=y.y.y.y     Configure Secondary WINS Server

/p             Remove the Primary WINS Server

/s             Remove the Secondary WINS Server

If both Primary and Secondary WINS Server are removed, then explicit WINS

servers revert back to DHCP.

Download ConfigWINSClient