DOCUMENT:Q142305 08-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :Min. and Max. Interval Values for WINS Configuration PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:3.50 3.51 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Additional query words: prodnt ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search Version : 3.50 3.51 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.