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:

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.