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

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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:

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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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