Joe, Thanks for your response. What I am looking for any "peculiarities" of the AD that I would need to factor into the new network design. To make an analogy with the NDS, since IPX is a very chatty protocol, we would create small collision (broadcast) domain to minimize the broadcast storms, etc. I have read up on the nature of the AD, however have not come across any specific requirements for its protocol or otherwise. _ Alex >>> Joe Shonk 04/11/03 02:56PM >>> Have you looked at NetIQ's product for migrating NDS users to AD? =20 As for the switches, I think you mean broadcast domain (seperate = VLANs). If your currently using a switch, each switched port is going = to be a seperate collision domain. Joe -----Original Message----- From: Alex Falkovich [mailto:afalkovich@xxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 11:35 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] AD Network requirements I am not sure whether the subject in this e-mail belongs to this List. = If =3D not, please let me know. We will be migrating from NDS to AD very soon. Also, on the horizon is = the =3D upgrade of our Cisco 5500 switches. As part of the switches upgrade, we = =3D will probably be redesigning our network to make the collision domains = =3D much smaller, among other things. What I would like to do is to factor = the =3D AD network requirements into the new design. Can anybody please refer me = =3D to where I can read up on the AD network requirements as they relate to = =3D the overall network design, or happen to know what they are? Thanks. _ Alex=3D20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm