Specifying WINS servers and NetBIOS node type for DHCP clients
A Microsoft DHCP client using NetBIOS protocol must contact a WINS server for name resolution. You can specify up to eight WINS servers for such clients in a DHCP address pool.
In addition, you must specify a NetBIOS node type for the clients to approach name resolution. There are four NetBIOS node types:
b (broadcast)-node—A b-node client sends the destination name in a broadcast message. The destination returns its IP address to the client after receiving the message.
p (peer-to-peer)-node—A p-node client sends the destination name in a unicast message to the WINS server. The WINS server returns the destination IP address.
m (mixed)-node—An m-node client broadcasts the destination name. If it receives no response, it unicasts the destination name to the WINS server to get the destination IP address.
h (hybrid)-node—An h-node client unicasts the destination name to the WINS server. If it receives no response, it broadcasts the destination name to get the destination IP address.
To configure WINS servers and NetBIOS node type in a DHCP address pool:
Step | Command | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
1. Enter system view. | system-view | N/A |
2. Create a DHCP address pool and enter its view. | dhcp server ip-pool pool-name | By default, no DHCP address pool exists. |
3. Specify WINS servers. | nbns-list ip-address&<1-8> | This step is optional for b-node. By default, no WINS server is specified. |
4. Specify the NetBIOS node type. | netbios-type { b-node | h-node | m-node | p-node } | By default, no NetBIOS node type is specified. |