I see this most often when people are replacing file servers or collapsing multiple file servers into one file server. That way they don't have to go touch all of the clients or worry about changing logon scripts, etc.
Me, I am on the flip side of Susan, I see no issue with multiple names, I don't much like file sharing from DCs outside of sysvol. It reminds me of the small town constable who is not only the police officer, but the jail tender (or tender of locked room in back of city building), school bus driver, building inspector, health inspector, member of the township/village board if not the mayor, local notary public, umpire for high school/middleschool/Little League baseball, and runs a business like a grocery store or ice cream parlor to actually pay the bills[1]. :) joe [1] I grew up in a small town like that. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 2:58 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Alternate NetBIOS/DNS name for W2K3 DC The annoying SBSer says ... I see no issues mapping drives to a DC ..why do you need an alternate name? :-) Snoeijen, Helmuth wrote: > We have DC's running in small branch offices. These machines have > multiple roles running, such as file server, SMS server and also DC. > > Because of very small links with the central site, a local DC was > necessary. > > Regards, > > Helmuth > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Al Mulnick > *Sent:* maandag 19 december 2005 17:18 > *To:* ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > *Subject:* Re: [ActiveDir] Alternate NetBIOS/DNS name for W2K3 DC > > Let's start with the first part: > > Why do you want to allow somebody to map a drive to a DC? What are you > trying to accomplish for the final solution? > > On 12/19/05, *Snoeijen, Helmuth* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > I want to add an alternate name for a Windows 2003 domain controller. > This is possible using the NETDOM command line tool. Then registering > the name in DNS using "IPCONFIG /registerdns" and finally registering > it in WINS using "NBTSTAT -RR". So far so good. > > However when I try to map a network drive using this alternate name I > get a "duplicate name on the network" error message. So my question > here, is it possible to add an alternate name for a Windows 2003 > domain controller and use it for mapping drives? > > Some specs: > > - Domain functional level: Windows Server 2003 > > - Windows 2003 sp0 and sp1 (tried both and no difference) > > - It is working when adding a name for a Windows 2003 member server !!! > > Kind Regards, > > Helmuth > > This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended > recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential > information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be > copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are > not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and > any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. > 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/ 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/
