No reason other than the client is requesting. I have in the past always changed the internal domain name. Looks like I should keep doing that.
Thanks Matt On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 1:15 AM, Brian Desmond <br...@briandesmond.com>wrote: > *If you have WINS you’re going to need to pick one domain or the other to > register in WINS while they’re both still up at the same time.* > > * * > > *Is there any particular reason the new domain needs the same name as the > legacy domain? I’d avoid it just to avoid the potential trouble. * > > * * > > *Thanks,* > > *Brian Desmond* > > *br...@briandesmond.com* > > * * > > *c - 312.731.3132* > > * * > > *From:* Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:cbusitl...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, January 22, 2010 3:27 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Downsizing to SBS. Same domain name? > > > > I have a client that is going to be moving from a 2003 domain with VERY old > hardware to Small Business Server 2008 new hardware. > > > > Here is my question. Can you think of any problems if we keep the same > internal domain name? If I disconnect the pc's from the old domain * > ABC.LOCAL* and connect them to the new SBS domain *ABC.LOCAL* could that > cause any problems? In the past I have always changed the internal > domain/DNS names when doing migrations like this. The client would like to > keep the same name so that's why I'm asking. > > > > With out knowing the repercussions I would think that it > could potentially cause a ton of issues. > > > > Thanks > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
