> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bernard, Aric > Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 10:27 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DNS vs NETBIOS name? Or something else? > > The NetBIOS domain name and the DNS domain name do not have > to match. This is often something that occurs during an > in-place upgrade from NT4 to W2K/W2K3. The list that is > presented in the drop down menu during logon display NetBIOS > names.
Just to add a bit: If NetBIOS domain names in logon window cause confusion (despite the fact that it is default), then with little help of TweakUI or registry hack Windows 2000/XP (not sure about 2003) can show you DNS names instead of NetBIOS. It can even show a functional level (2000/2003) of domain. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "DCacheShowDnsNames"=dword:00000001 "DCacheShowDomainTags"=dword:00000001 -- Al List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
