Article ID: 176505
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q176505
SUMMARY
This article discusses the options in the WINS server Configuration dialog
box of a Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server and the minimum and
maximum values.
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Renewal Interval
This option specifies how often a client reregisters its name. The renewal
times are as follows:
Default: 5 hours (Windows NT version 3.5)
96 hours (Windows NT version 3.51)
144 hours (Windows NT version 4.0)
Maximum: 999 hours (Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0)
Minimum: 40 minutes (Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0)
Extinction Interval
This option specifies the time interval between when an entry is marked as
released and when it is marked as extinct. The default value is dependant
on the renewal interval and, if the WINS server has replication partners,
on the maximum replication time interval. The extinction interval times are
as follows:
Default: <Dependant on renewal interval>
Maximum: 999 hours (Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0)
Minimum: 40 minutes (Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51)
1 hour (Windows NT version 4.0)
Extinction Timeout
This option specifies the interval between when an entry is marked extinct
and when the entry is finally scavenged from the database. The default
value is dependant on the renewal interval and, if the WINS server has
replication partners, on the maximum replication time interval. The
Extinction Timeout times are as follows:
Default: <Dependant on renewal interval>
Maximum: 999 hours (Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0)
Minimum: 24 hours (Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0)
Verify Interval
This option specifies the interval after which the WINS server must verify
that old names that it does not own are still active. The default is
dependant on the extinction interval. The verify interval times are as
follows:
Default: <Dependant on extinction interval>
Maximum: 9999 hours (Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0)
Minimum: 24 days (Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0)
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