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Q176318: WINS Manager Displays Dots Instead of Sixteenth Character

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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