Article: Q176318
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 06-MAR-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you view your Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) database in the Show
Database dialog box of WINS Manager, there may be a series of three dots instead
of the normal sixteenth character hexadecimal identifier.
For example:
Server1...
whereas you would normally see:
Server1[20h]
NOTE: This does not cause name resolution problems for clients using the same
NetBIOS Scope.
CAUSE
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You configured your WINS Server with a NetBIOS Scope in the TCP/IP Properties.
RESOLUTION
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This issue is strictly a display problem and does not provide any name
resolution problems. To view the complete WINS entries, you will need to do one
of the following:
- Disable the NetBIOS Scope identifier on the WINS Server.
-or-
- Winsdmp.exe or Winscl.exe from the Windows NT Server Resource Kit to view
your WINS information.
For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q142302
TITLE : Information About the WINSDMP.EXE Utility
ARTICLE-ID: Q137582
TITLE : Using WINSCL.EXE
MORE INFORMATION
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Your WINS Server stores the NetBIOS name with the hex value as the sixteenth
character. The entry has the NetBIOS Scope appended to the sixteen characters.
NOTE: Using a NetBIOS Scope improperly can result in failure to establish trusts
between domains, and loss of connectivity.
Additional query words: dot
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Keywords : kbnetwork
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search
Version : :3.5,3.51,4.0
Hardware : ALPHA PPC x86
Issue type : kbprb
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