i didn't contradict myself. Well maybe slightly. but now I've gone and learned something. I didn't know about the -nodc switch. Cool. I can go home now :) Jeff On 2/10/06, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > You just contradicted your earlier post. A W2k License server can run > on a member server box in W2k domain and all the servers running w2k. It > does not have to be on w2k dc. Granted, you do have to modify the registry > and add the –nodc switch to the licenses service on the license server. > > > > Joe > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On > Behalf Of *Jeff Pitsch > *Sent:* Friday, February 10, 2006 5:36 AM > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Concerns > > > > Correct, if you have a windows 2003 server up and running, that can be > license server for a windows 2000 terminal server, as well if the DC's are > windows 2003 or if the domain is an NT4 domain. The only time that a DC > must be a license server is if the domain is windows 2000, the TS boxes are > windows 2000 and there is no windows 2003 server in place. > > > > Hope that makes sense. > > > > Jeff > > > > On 2/10/06, *Michel Roth* <mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Jeff, > > [As well, windows 2000 terminal services does NOT require a TS license > server to be on a domain.] > > Do you mean that the TS License server doensn't have to be a member of the > domain or that a TS License server does not have to be installed on a DC? > > Regards, > Michel. > > 2006/2/9, Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx>: > > You can have multiple license servers in a windows 2000 domain as well. > You need to use the regkey for pointing the servers to a specific license > server, that's all. It's no big deal. As well, windows 2000 terminal > services does NOT require a TS license server to be on a domain. > > > > Jeff > > > > On 2/9/06, *bbeckett2000@xxxxxxxxxxx* < bbeckett2000@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > So with 2003 this is no longer an issue? (having a dc be the license > server) > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Mike Semon" < msemon@xxxxxxx> > > Oops. thought you had Windows 2003. Should have read entire post. > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]*On > Behalf Of *Mike Semon > *Sent:* Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:20 AM > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Concerns > > I think you can have both farms in the same Domain and remain separate. If > I am reading the Terminal Server Licensing doc correctly you can have > multiple license servers in the same domain. They no longer must be > installed on Domain Controllers. The Citrix License server I believe can > support multiple farms. > > > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]*On > Behalf Of *Bill Beckett > *Sent:* Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:40 AM > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [THIN] Concerns > > We have a PS 4.0 farm, small 3 server in our domain, abc. Corporate wants > us to abandon our doman and become an OU in their domain (both domains are > 2k). However, we want to keep our farms separate (they also have a PS > 4.0farm) for reasons that would be long to list here. > > > > So, we give up our domain, hence we give up our DC's. Off the bat, I see > licensing problems since licensing has to be on a DC and ours get put to > bed. What other potential issues can you guys see here? > > > > > > >