(point #2) - Hear-Hear!! Jim Harrison MCP(2K), A+, Network+, PCG ----- Original Message ----- From: <Thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 08:02 Subject: [isalist] Re: cant find dc http://www.ISAserver.org Oh, I am a deployment snob too... What I was really saying is that "hey, the normal stuff ain't workin, so give the other stuff a try if you have to." I understand and agree with all of your points- you are indeed correct. I really like XP... I've got it running on a couple of boxes here. Of course, if Senator Schumer and Steve Gibson can keep their mouths shut for a little white, the rest of the world might be able to enjoy it too!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Harrison" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 7:50 AM Subject: [isalist] Re: cant find dc > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Maybe I'm just a "deployment" snob. I've seen too many problems even in > small networks where NBT broadcasts were the order of the day. This > functionality (for lack of a better term) is a holdover from the NetBEUI > days of yore and is better left there (IMHO). > Even my small (6-machine) home network has DNS. Since I don't have anything > "older" than W2K, I don't need WINS. > > BTW, if you can spare the hardware and the personal cycles, check out WinXP. > It's not the "omiGOD!" change that W2K was from NT4, but there are some > really worthwhile updates and additions in there that make it a serious > contender. > > Jim Harrison > MCP(2K), A+, Network+, PCG > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 7:34 AM > Subject: [isalist] Re: cant find dc > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > No question there... I was ensuring that the poster was aware of all > possible means to resolve the domain name. The "DNS or WINS" statement > sounded kind of absolute. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Harrison" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 7:19 AM > Subject: [isalist] Re: cant find dc > > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > > > > Trust me; relying on NBT broadcast or lmhosts files is just asking for > major > > confusion down the road. > > If you can deploy a domain, you can deploy a proper name resolution > scheme. > > > > Jim Harrison > > MCP(2K), A+, Network+, PCG > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 6:39 AM > > Subject: [isalist] Re: cant find dc > > > > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > > > > Just to be pedantic, it could resolve it via broadcast or lmhosts too... > > > > Quick Q for Adam- you don't have RestrictAnonymous set to 2 on the win2k > > box, do you? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Harrison" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 2:08 PM > > Subject: [isalist] Re: cant find dc > > > > > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > > > > > > > No it doesn't and that's part of the problem. If a Windows server can't > > > resolve the domain name through either DNS or WINS, it can't join the > > > domain. > > > > > > Jim Harrison > > > MCP(2K), A+, Network+, PCG > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Adam Embrey" <aembrey@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 11:52 AM > > > Subject: [isalist] Re: cant find dc > > > > > > > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > > > > > > > I have never been able to ping domain name. unknown host. > > > > > > does an nt4 dc register anything special in dns? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jim Harrison [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 11:30 AM > > > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] > > > Subject: [isalist] Re: cant find dc > > > > > > > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > > > > > > > You're trying to establish trust from a W2K domain to an NT4 domain? > > > If so, > > > 1. does the W2K DC have the correct WINS entries? > > > 2. can you "ping domainname" successfully? If not, name resolution > > > isn't all you believe it is. > > > 3. do you have DNS for the NT4 domain? W2K prefers DNS to WINS for > > > domain resolution. > > > > > > Jim Harrison > > > MCP(2K), A+, Network+, PCG > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Adam Embrey" <aembrey@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 9:01 AM > > > Subject: [isalist] cant find dc > > > > > > > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > > > > > > > a bit off topic. > > > > > > I have users from a remote location that have an nt4 domain, this > > > location a have a 2000 domain. I have replicated wins and name > > > resolution is working fine but when I try and set up trust or log in to > > > that domain from this one it says it cant find a domain controller. any > > > ideas? have tried lmhosts > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: > > > jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: > > > aembrey@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: > > > jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: > > thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: > > jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: > thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') > > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: > jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')