How to prevent a WINS server from sending IGMP packets when the WINS service starts (151761)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q151761
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

SUMMARY

When the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) starts, it automatically sends IGMP packets to multicast address 224.0.1.24. These multicast packets are sent by the WINS service to look for possible replication partners. WINS periodically sends information about itself by using these packets.

If you do not want WINS to send multicast packets, set the UseSelfFndPnrs registry entry under Wins\Parameters to DWORD 1. Also, set the McastIntvl registry entry to 0x0FFFFFFF.

Note The McastIntvl registry key is read when the UseSelfFndPnrs value is set to 1. By default the interval is 2400 (40 minutes).

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Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

Automatic partner configuration

You can instruct the WINS server to automatically configure itself for replication. WINS servers announce their presence through periodic announcements. When you set up a WINS server for automatic replication configuration, the server looks for these announcements and adds the IP addresses of any new WINS servers it finds as both push and pull partners. The server performs pull replication every 2 hours. If a WINS server is discovered through multicasting, it is removed as a partner after it stops gracefully, unless the administrator has used WINS Manager to touch this WINS server's partnership-related information in the registry.

Set the UseSelfFndPnrs registry entry to 1

Use Registry Editor to set the UseSelfFndPnrs registry entry to 1. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
  2. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry subkey:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wins\Parameters

  3. Double-click UseSelfFndPnrs.
  4. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, click the Decimal option under Base, type 1 in the Value data box, and then click OK.
The following table describes the UseSelfFndPnrs registry entry.
Entry Value Name  UseSelfFndPnrs
Data type         REG_DWORD
Description:      If the parameter is set to 1 and network routers support
                  multicasting, the WINS server automatically finds other
                  WINS servers on the network and configures them as push
                  and pull partners. If the parameter is set to 1 and
                  network routers do not support multicasting, the WINS
                  server finds only those WINS servers that are on its own
                  subnet.

Range             0 or 1
Default value     0

Set the McastIntvl registry entry to 0x0FFFFFFF

Use Registry Editor to set the McastIntvl registry entry to 0x0FFFFFFF. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
  2. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry subkey:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wins\Parameters

  3. Double-click McastIntvl.
  4. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, click the Hexadecimal option under Base, type 0x0FFFFFFF in the Value data box, and then click OK.
The following table describes the McastIntvl registry entry.
Entry Value Name  McastIntvl
Data type         REG_DWORD
Description       This parameter specifies the time interval (in seconds)
                  at which the WINS server sends a multicast announcement
                  to announce its presence to other WINS servers.

Range             The minimum value is 2400 seconds (40 minutes).
Default value     2400 (seconds)
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/15/2006
Keywords:KB151761
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