WINSADMN Database Active Column Symbol Descriptions

This article was previously published under Q127897

The Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) database displays several symbols within the Mappings active column. Each symbol identifies specific conditions about each database.

   Symbol         Description
   ------         -----------

   Check Mark     Represents an active entry that is registered
                  with a WINS server.

   Minus          Represents an interval between when an entry is
                  marked as 'released', no longer active, and when
                  it is marked extinct.

   Cross          Represents an interval between when an entry is
                  marked as extinct, and when it is scavenged
                  (removed) from the WINS database.