Joining the domain using WINS

About WINS

Proprietary to Microsoft and similar to DNS, WINS provides computer-name to IP-address mapping for NetBIOS-based computers and services. WINS is a name-resolution server used by computers and in Microsoft Windows NT domains to locate computers and services.

Requirements if using WINS

To join a Microsoft Windows NT domain using WINS, you provide the following information.

Information	Required to...	Specified from...
NT4 preferred domain controllers Note The list you specify should include at least two of the DCs whose IP addresses WINS returns. (Your list does not need to overlap entirely with the returned list.)	Order by preference the list of DCs that WINS returns to the appliance	The Appliance Manager's Setup > Authentication > NTLM and Kerberos page: Domain Controllers tab NT4 Preferred DCs option CLI: config.auth.windows.prefdc
Name of the Windows NT domain	Identify the domain you want this appliance to join	The Appliance Manager: Join Domain tab Windows Domain Name option (full domain name) CLI: windows_setup
Windows NT machine name for this appliance Note This is the name of the NetCache server account configured on the Windows primary domain controller (PDC).	Identify this appliance to the domain	The Appliance Manager: Join Domain tab Windows Machine Name option (name specified on the PDC) CLI: windows_setup
If required, the address of the WINS server	Locate the Windows NT domain controller, when it is not on the local subnet	The Appliance Manager: Join Domain tab WINS Server IP Addresses CLI: windows_setup

Information

Required to...

Specified from...

NT4 preferred domain controllers

Note
The list you specify should include at least two of the DCs whose IP addresses WINS returns. (Your list does not need to overlap entirely with the returned list.)

Order by preference the list of DCs that WINS returns to the appliance

The Appliance Manager's
Setup > Authentication > NTLM and Kerberos page:

Domain Controllers tab
NT4 Preferred DCs option

CLI:

config.auth.windows.prefdc

Name of the Windows NT domain

Identify the domain you want this appliance to join

The Appliance Manager:

Join Domain tab
Windows Domain Name option (full domain name)

CLI:

windows_setup

Windows NT machine name for this appliance

Note
This is the name of the NetCache server account configured on the Windows primary domain controller (PDC).

Identify this appliance to the domain

The Appliance Manager:

Join Domain tab
Windows Machine Name option (name specified on the PDC)

CLI:

windows_setup

If required, the address of the WINS server

Locate the Windows NT domain controller, when it is not on the local subnet

The Appliance Manager:

Join Domain tab
WINS Server IP Addresses

CLI:

windows_setup

To enable NTLM authentication in a Microsoft Windows NT domain, you must create a NetCache server account on the Microsoft Windows NT primary domain controller (PDC) for NTLM access.

You use the Microsoft Windows NT Server Manager to create a machine account for a appliance in the Microsoft Windows NT domain. To create a machine account, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	At the Windows NT Primary Domain Controller (PDC), select Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Server Manager.
2	Click Computer > Add to domain.
3	Enter the machine account name for the appliance, then click OK.
4	Join the domain.
5	Use the Authentication - NTLM and Kerberos page to enable and configure the protocols.