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Q142302: Information About the WINSDMP.EXE Utility

Article: Q142302
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.50 3.51 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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The WINSDMP.EXE utility that is provided in the Windows NT 3.51 Resource Kit
dumps Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) database information to the screen;
this information can also be piped to a file as follows:

  WINSDMP 130.0.7.1 > WINSDATA.TXT

MORE INFORMATION
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The following is an example of the information that WINSDMP provides:

  130.10.10.10,"TEST ",0,17,3,0,0,502,0,820870950,1,130.0.25.14

The following table lists each item in the example above on the left side and the
corresponding explanation for the example item on the right side:

  Example Item        Explanation for Example Item
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  130.10.10.10        The IP Address of the owner of the entry
  "TEST           "   The NetBIOS name of the entry
  0                   The 16th character of the NetBIOS name
  17                  The number of characters in the name (15 for
NetBIOS
                      name + 2 for ID)
  3                   Type of Record
  0                   State of Record
  0                   Version ID (High order)
  502                 Version ID (Low order)
  0                   Static Flag
  820870950           Time Stamp
  1                   Number of records in entry
  130.0.25.14         IP Addresses assigned to entry

The possible Record Type values are defined as:

  UNIQUE        = 0
  NORMAL GROUP  = 1
  SPECIAL GROUP = 2
  MULTIHOMED    = 3

The possible Record State values are defined as:

  ACTIVE    = 0
  RELEASED  = 1
  TOMBSTONE = 2

Additional query words: prodnt 4.0

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search
Version           : 3.50 3.51 4.0

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