How to set interface settings for WINS using netsh?

Question

On the Advanced settings in the of a network interface Properties there is the WINS tab, where the address for the WINS server can be set.

WINS Settings

How do I add the address using netsh instead, for both interfaces with static addresses, and ones with addresses received through DHCP?

I've tried a few things which I thought would have worked, but they didn't.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 02 '12 at 00:42

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Lets say you have an interface called "Local Area Connection 1" that you want DHCP to set WINS addresses for:

netsh interface ip set wins name="Local Area Connection 1" source=dhcp

Now, you might want "Local Area Connection 2" to have a static WINS source:

netsh interface ip set wins name="Local Area Connection 2" source=static addr=10.0.1.11

Check out the TechNet documentation for netsh interface ip

answered Apr 02 '12 at 00:42

Mathias R. Jessen

I've actually been trying `netsh int ipv4 set winsservers name=LAN source=dhcp` on a desktop machine, but nothing has appeared in the GUI, and nothing in `ipconfig /all`. The command appears to be accepted, but with no effect. Is a reboot needed? The remove server with a static address which I need to do this on has no GUI, so I need to make sure this is correct before I try it on that, as I do not want to mess it up. – paradroid Apr 02 '12 at 00:51
Okay, it seems that one need to use the second command on DHCP clients and the first command is actually meant for *WINS Servers* which have DHCP addresses. – paradroid Apr 02 '12 at 01:37

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