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.

In addition, you must specify one of the following NetBIOS node types to approach name resolution:

• 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.

1. Enter system view.

   system-view

2. Enter DHCP address pool view.

   dhcp server ip-pool pool-name

   By default, no DHCP address pool exists.

3. Specify WINS servers.

   nbns-list ip-address&<1-8>

   By default, no WINS server is specified.

   This step is optional for b-node. You can specify a maximum of eight WINS servers for such clients in one DHCP address pool.

4. Specify the NetBIOS node type.

   netbios-type { b-node | h-node | m-node | p-node }

   By default, no NetBIOS node type is specified.