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What DHCP option can be set on a ISC DHCP server to tell NETBIOS clients that the WINS server has the IP address 192.168.1.2?

The correct answer is D. option netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.2. This question asks for the specific ISC DHCP server option used to inform NetBIOS clients about the IP address of a WINS server.

Submitted by luis.pe· Apr 18, 2026Service Configuration

Question

What DHCP option can be set on a ISC DHCP server to tell NETBIOS clients that the WINS server has the IP address 192.168.1.2?

Options

  • Aoption netbios-wins-servers 192.168.1.2;
  • Boption wins-netbios-servers 192.168.1.2;
  • Coption wins-name-servers 192.168.1.2;
  • Doption netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.2;

How the community answered

(16 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • B
    6% (1)
  • D
    88% (14)

Why each option

This question asks for the specific ISC DHCP server option used to inform NetBIOS clients about the IP address of a WINS server.

Aoption netbios-wins-servers 192.168.1.2;

The option `netbios-wins-servers` is not the standard or correct syntax for defining WINS servers in ISC DHCP.

Boption wins-netbios-servers 192.168.1.2;

The option `wins-netbios-servers` is not the standard or correct syntax for defining WINS servers in ISC DHCP.

Coption wins-name-servers 192.168.1.2;

The option `wins-name-servers` is not the standard or correct syntax for defining WINS servers in ISC DHCP.

Doption netbios-name-servers 192.168.1.2;Correct

The ISC DHCP server uses the `option netbios-name-servers` directive to configure the IP addresses of WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) servers for NetBIOS clients on the network.

Concept tested: ISC DHCP WINS server option

Source: https://linux.die.net/man/5/dhcpd.conf

Topics

#DHCP configuration#WINS#NetBIOS#ISC DHCP

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