RE: [ActiveDir] AD Upgrade with "bad" NetBIOS name

[Michael B. Smith]

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Ahh, that's good to hear. One good experience. Any others? :-) -----Original Message----- From: Jeremy Waldrop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 3:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Upgrade with "bad" NetBIOS name I have a client that we upgrade from NT 4 to 2000 AD and their NT domain name was companyname.com and they wanted the AD name to be companyname.net so we setup a lab and did not have a single issue upgrading their domain. They have been running for over 2 years now with their NetBIOS name companyname.com and their AD name companyname.net, they also have Exchange 2000. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 2:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually, that IS their real name. They are a "dot com" that has succeeded and is still around. -----Original Message----- From: Raymond McClinnis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 2:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD Upgrade with "bad" NetBIOS name I don’t know that it’s such a bad thing…  Most or all of the TechNet examples will be personalized for their environment…J   But Seriously, I’d consider migrating to a domain that has their real name in it, if not entirely for esthetic reasons.   But that’s just me…       Thanks,   Raymond McClinnis Network Administrator Provident Credit Union   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael B. Smith Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 11:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] AD Upgrade with "bad" NetBIOS name   I've just retained a client whose NT4 domain name is company.com -- yes, their netbios domain name.   I'm seriously concerned about upgrading them to AD. Do I have any worries? I've never seen this one before, and it isn't covered in any of the whitepapers I've quickly perused.   Thanks.