Information About the WINSDMP.EXE Utility

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SUMMARY

The WINSDMP.EXE utility that is provided in the Windows NT 3.51 Resource Kit dumps Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) database information to the screen; this information can also be piped to a file as follows:

WINSDMP 130.0.7.1 > WINSDATA.TXT

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The following is an example of the information that WINSDMP provides:

130.10.10.10,"TEST ",0,17,3,0,0,502,0,820870950,1,130.0.25.14

The following table lists each item in the example above on the left side and the corresponding explanation for the example item on the right side:

   Example Item        Explanation for Example Item
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

   130.10.10.10        The IP Address of the owner of the entry
   "TEST           "   The NetBIOS name of the entry
   0                   The 16th character of the NetBIOS name
   17                  The number of characters in the name (15 for
NetBIOS
                       name + 2 for ID)
   3                   Type of Record
   0                   State of Record
   0                   Version ID (High order)
   502                 Version ID (Low order)
   0                   Static Flag
   820870950           Time Stamp
   1                   Number of records in entry
   130.0.25.14         IP Addresses assigned to entry


The possible Record Type values are defined as:

   UNIQUE        = 0
   NORMAL GROUP  = 1
   SPECIAL GROUP = 2
   MULTIHOMED    = 3

The possible Record State values are defined as:

   ACTIVE    = 0
   RELEASED  = 1
   TOMBSTONE = 2