Chapter 21. Implementing Security for WINS Servers

In this chapter:
Threats to WINS Servers	424
Securing WINS Servers	426
Best Practices	428
Additional Information	430

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) servers provide resolution of computer and group NetBIOS names, such as a workgroup name, to IP addresses. For example, when you log on to the network from a computer running a version earlier than Microsoft Windows 2000, the computer, by default, will query the WINS server configured in the TCP/IP properties to find a domain controller for network authentication.