Re: [PLUG] Speaking of Win98 -- Samba question

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Arthur S. Alexion wrote:

> I've been consulting Eckstein & Collier-Brown, Using Samba (O'Reilly, 
> 2nd Edition).  It recommends using the samba machine as a WINS server 
> to avoid broadcasting, even if you only have a single subnet.  
> Assuming that this may not always avoid broadcasting, are there any 
> drawbacks to using WINS with a single subnet?

You must configure the server and it must be running most of the time; 
those are the draw backs.  I see no benefit to running WINS on a tiny 
LAN.  If you have 250 PCs broadcasting on a single subnet, then you 
might benefit from WINS.


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