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Dave.
Senior Member
USA
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 Posted - 26 June 2004 : 21:31:03
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At work, we have 2 networks, connected by a T-1 line. One network has the IP range 192.168.3.X and the other has 10.129.99.X. Right now we have 2 WINS servers so that they can talk to each other (This is what I've been told, I assume that by 'talk' they mean communicate via NetBIOS Host names). The guy I work with told me that he'd like to configure it so that the computers are all seen as [HostName].domain.org on the internal network, and that this would be done with DNS.
Our servers are Windows 2000 Server, and we have an NT domain (It's NT4 now, but soon upgraded to Win2000). I don't know that much about DNS, but to accomplish this, wouldn't we have to:
A. Eliminate DHCP?
B. Have an entry for each computer on the network on the DNS server?
I talked to my friend about this, but he is a hardcore Linux guy, so I'm not sure if there is some easy way to do this on Windows. Anyone know?
Oh, and no, I don't know why the heck he wants all the computers to be [HostName].domain.org other than to eliminate WINS. |
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proeder
Junior Member
Australia
230 Posts |
Posted - 26 June 2004 : 22:35:57
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Regardless the fact that the network *can* be more intuitive and comfortable to use, a properly configured DNS is just one of the requirements in order to upgrade a NT domain to Windows 2000.
A properly configured DNS requires indeed a entry in the dns for each host. Fortunately this can be done automatically by each client. |
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Edited by - proeder on 26 June 2004 22:38:50 |
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Dave.
Senior Member
USA
1037 Posts |
Posted - 27 June 2004 : 00:22:51
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Originally posted by proeder
Regardless the fact that the network *can* be more intuitive and comfortable to use, a properly configured DNS is just one of the requirements in order to upgrade a NT domain to Windows 2000.
A properly configured DNS requires indeed a entry in the dns for each host. Fortunately this can be done automatically by each client.
It can be? How? |
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proeder
Junior Member
Australia
230 Posts |
Posted - 27 June 2004 : 00:48:34
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So you really want to know it... 
Ok, an example. Imagine there is this nice girl working in the bar around the corner. You find her that cool that you decide to name your computer after her. The girl is called Manfaysinhocintha. 
What will your NT machine do with it in order to build a NETBIOS name? Right... 'Manfaysi'. With d DNS name on the other hand, the girl could even be called Manfaysinhocintha-MarieAnne and still that would be a valid DNS name. Now is that cool?
OK. Seriously. Nowadays when everybody's talking DNS in terms of internet names (which are in fact DNS names) I belive it really is more intuitive. Might be my taste...
But again, there is actually no need to dicuss that; if you are going to upgrade your NT Domain you *must* use DNS.
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
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Posted - 27 June 2004 : 02:50:27
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| Basically if your running MS DHCP and MS DNS then DHCP will update the DNS server dynamically as IP leases are expired/renewed by the DHCP server. |
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Dave.
Senior Member
USA
1037 Posts |
Posted - 27 June 2004 : 10:16:10
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| Ah, so it can be done. Thanks guys. |
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