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Subject: Resolving DNS Names on Windows
Author: Alex_Raj
In response to: Resolving NetBIOS Names with WINS
Posted on: 06/08/2006 08:34:01 PM
Here is the sequence of events for resolving DNS domain names on Windows machines:
Check the DNS name cache
Check the hosts file in %windir%\system32\drivers\etc.
Query the DNS server
Check the NetBIOS name cache
Query the WINS server
Broadcast across the LAN
Check the lmhosts file.
Give up
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> On 06/08/2006 08:26:07 PM Alex_Raj wrote:
Here is the sequence of events for resolving NetBIOS names on Windows machines:
Check the NetBIOS name cache
Check the WINS server
Broadcast
Check the lmhosts file in %windir%\system32\drivers\etc
Query the hosts
Query the DNS server
Give up
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