On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Mike Leone <tur...@mike-leone.com> wrote: > Hmmm ... my Win2003 AD NetBIOS (or "short" name) has a "." in it. Does that > mean I should replace the "." with "-" in the WORKGROUP name? (I presume > that using a "." in the REALM is OK).
See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909264 The period is apparently supported for non-DNS names in NT4, but should not be used in later (AD) versions. As NetBIOS names are flat, not tiered or hierarchical like DNS names, the period would not mean the same regardless. Best bet is to take John's advice and not use them in NetBIOS names. For a domain like example.com I would generally use EXAMPLE as the workgropup or domain NetBIOS name when possible - other considerations, length etc. need to be taken into account. In general I avoid the _ character as it is not valid in DNS names. Chris -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
