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Q172734: Static Mappings Have No NetBIOS Suffix in WINS Manager

Article: Q172734
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:3.5,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 10-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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SYMPTOMS
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When you type a static mapping in the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
database, you may only see one entry appear. That entry has no sixteenth
character hexadecimal identifier.

For example, you might type a unique static mapping for a computer with the
NetBIOS name of RHINO having an IP address of 192.0.0.1. You expect to see the
following entries:

  RHINO(00h)      192.0.0.1
  RHINO(03h)      192.0.0.1
  RHINO(20h)      192.0.0.1

However, you may see the following instead:

  RHINO      192.0.0.1

CAUSE
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WINS Manager is not configured to display the database using LAN Manager-
compatible conventions.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, enable the LAN Manager-compatible feature by performing
the following steps:

1. In WINS Manager, click Options, and then click Preferences.

2. Click LAN Manager-Compatible to enable the option.

3. Click OK.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q172384 WINS Database Displays Hyphens Instead of NetBIOS Suffix
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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search
Version           : WinNT:3.5,3.51,4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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