Navy Reservists are highly motivated men and women who are dedicated to the defense of the nation and who reflect the diversity of the nation in so many ways. There are individuals of all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities.
For this reason, Microsoft introduced WINS proxies. A WINS proxy is a WINS-enabled computer that helps resolve name queries for computers that are not WINS-enabled in routed TCP/IP networks. By default, computers that are not WINS-enabled use B-node name resolution. The WINS proxy listens on the local subnet for B-node name service broadcasts (such as registration, refresh, release, query) and responds for those names that are not on the local network.
Because the WINS server does not respond to broadcasts, a computer configured as a WINS proxy should always be installed on subnets containing computers that are not WINS-enabled. The WINS proxy checks broadcast name registrations against the WINS database by sending name query requests to ensure that the names do not conflict with other names in the database.