Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) provides a dynamic replicated database service that can register and resolve NetBIOS names to IP addresses used on your network. The Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 family provides WINS, which enables the server computer to act as a NetBIOS name server and register and resolve names for WINS-enabled client computers on your network as described in the NetBIOS over TCP/IP standards.

• Before you begin using this computer as a WINS server, see Checklist: Installing a WINS server.
  
  
• To find features that have been moved in the Windows Server 2003 family, see New ways to do WINS tasks.
  
  
• For tips about using WINS, see WINS Best Practices.
  
  
• For help with specific tasks, see WINS How To....
  
  
• For general background information, see WINS Concepts.
  
  
• For problem-solving instructions, see WINS Troubleshooting.