Microsoft KB Archive/142305

= Min. and Max. Interval Values for WINS Configuration =

Article ID: 142305

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q142305



SUMMARY
WINS Configuration parameters default to:

96 hours - Renewal Interval

96 hours - Extinction Interval

96 hours - Extinction Timeout

576 hours - Verify Interval



MORE INFORMATION
The Renewal Interval defines how often a client re-registers its name:

Minimum Value - 40 minutes

Maximum Recommended Value - 96 Hours

The Extinction Interval defines the time span between an entry being marked released and marked as extinct, or tombstoned. The Extinction Interval can never be less than the Renewal Interval:

Minimum Value - 40 minutes

Maximum Value - 96 hours

The Extinction Timeout defines the time span between an entry being as extinct, or tombstoned, and the entry being scavenged, or removed from the database:

Minimum Value - 24 hours

Maximum Value - 96 hours

The Verify Interval defines the time before it verifies that names it does not own are still active:

Minimum Value - 576 hours

Maximum Value - 9999 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds

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