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  1. Redfox1

    Universal Group Caching in a multi-domain forest with slow WANs

    I'd like to know if I should enable Universal Group Caching given the following scenario: - Single Forest (no other external trusts) - Parent domain has 4 child domains. (Full transitive trusts) ourcompany.com Site0 - 2 DCs child1.ourcompany.com Site1 - 1 DC...
  2. Redfox1

    Do Windows clients need a Primary/Secondary DNS that is also a DC?

    Do Windows XP, 2000, 2003 member servers, 2008 member servers in an AD domain need to point their primary and secondary DNS server settings to a DNS server that is also a Domain controller (with NON-AD Integrated DNS zones)? Why or why not? As long as they can resolve the AD domain via dns...
  3. Redfox1

    Suggestions on how to best migrate DNS servers

    I'm trying to figure out the best course of action regarding the migration of Non-integrated DNS from 2 Windows 2000 SP4 based DC to newer Windows 2003 based DCs. Currently, we have two W2K DCs (native mode) domain which I am trying to migrate away from to an all Win2003 DC based domain. As...
  4. Redfox1

    Extending Windows 2000 System Partition - diskpart.exe

    I'd like anyone's opinion about the following suggested steps in extending the System/Boot Partition on a Windows 2000 Standard Server... Goal: Increase the C: partition from 4GB to 36GB. The Problem: Diskpart.exe can't extend a boot partition or system partition of an OS...
  5. Redfox1

    Extending W2K System partition, Proliant ML370 RAID5

    Goal 1: Increase the size of the C: System partition on a Windows 2000 Standard Server SP4 + latest fixes to more than 4GB. Goal 2: Increase the sizes of E: and F: data partitions as well. I describe 2 different options that I could think of and but have some questions about each. For the...
  6. Redfox1

    Switching SCSI Controllers (upgrade to SmartArray)

    Hello, We are in the process of expanding a Proliant ML370 G3 server running W2K SP4, from using 2 SCSI drives attached to the onboard SCSI controllers to a SmartArray 5302 PCI controller with 5 x 72GB drives in a RAID 5 configuration. Our goal is to preserve the "OS" (System State) & all...
  7. Redfox1

    VLAN: Tagged or Untagged frames to Servers?

    Simple question: What benefit is there to configure a W2K server's NIC card to support VLANs (i.e. configure the switch to send 802.1Q TAGGED frames to the server)? (Assume NIC cards are for HP Proliant type machines. Assume Managed switch is an HP ProCurve for example.) Example...
  8. Redfox1

    Secondary Logon & Adding/Managing Printers...

    I'm trying to figure out a way to manage printers (print queues) on a NT 4.0 SP6a Server from a Windows 2000 SP4 Pro machine without having to login as a Domain or Enterprise Administrator or belong to those groups. My account is a member of the W2K Pro's Local Administrators, but that doesn't...
  9. Redfox1

    W3K joining as member server to a W2K AD domain?

    I just have a simple question: Can a Windows 2003 .Net Server join a Windows 2000 Native Active Directory Domain as a MEMBER SERVER? I've been trying to find the answer to this question, but I keep finding useless information about how to upgrade and how to promote DCs etc...
  10. Redfox1

    AD Client on NT TSE 4.0?

    Does anyone know if an ADClient exist for NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6a?
  11. Redfox1

    Win98: No domain controller - has AD Client!

    Here is a odd one: I am in the "middle" of AD conversion (i.e. I have 1 NT 4.0 BDC SP6a and 1 W2K SP3 AD Forest Root.) All Windows XP, NT, W2K clients login just fine - with or without AD clients (NT wks.) A windows 98 SE client WITH the AD client installed comes up with the...
  12. Redfox1

    W98 Login: Invalid password ->W2K AD

    It seems that at times some of our Windows 98 SE clients are unable to login to a W2K AD domain in mixed mode. B - BDC NT 4.0 SP6a: WINS, DNS (Secondary) A - Forest Root: W2K SP3: WINS, DNS (Primary), DHCP, RAS Usual message is password is incorrect... reboot usually fixes the issue. 98...
  13. Redfox1

    Local group on NT 4.0 PDC not visible on W2K Pro

    When I try to assign permission on a share on a Windows 2000 SP3 professional box (member of the domain: DOMAIN) I get "Cannot find group 'ISDept'" error message when I try to assign a Domain Local Group to this share. Also, NT 4.0 member Servers & Workstations (all SP6a) do not LIST...
  14. Redfox1

    Should I install the Active Directory Client for Win9x machines?

    From several different sources, I've heard that AD client is HORRIBLE; messes with service packs on nt wks. DLL hell with Win9x. Then from another source I heard that they haven't had any problems with it at all... I'd like to hear from people who have installed it to know whether I should...
  15. Redfox1

    Computer accounts for Windows 9X machines?

    Should I create computer accounts for Windows 9X machines? I've read this somewhere recently but couln't remember where... I would think no, but I'm not an expert.
  16. Redfox1

    W2K In Place Upgrade steps

    I'd like to know if the following steps are ok as far as performing an in place upgrade. Also, Is it OK if I were to remove a BDC, and replace it with a new server with a DIFFERENT name but use the SAME IP? Would that cause any problems/confusions in WINS? General idea: Current configuration...
  17. Redfox1

    Network printers: "Access denied, unable to connect"

    I'm trying to map printers as DOMAIN\Administrator on an NT 4.0 Terminal Server SP6a to an NT 4.0 Sp6a print server: when I try to view START | SETTINGS | PRINTERS all "remote" network printers which this user is mapped to comes back as "Access denied, unable to connect.&quot...
  18. Redfox1

    Chicken & the egg: Compaq BDC & Onboard NIC...

    I would like to know what other possible workaround I could do in the following case: Suppose you are installing a BDC on a Proliant 800 G1 with the SmartStart CD. For some reason this server MUST be a NT 4.0 Terminal Server -no Citrix (It will server a small department of 10 users and only...
  19. Redfox1

    SmartView Status & mail alerts

    Distributed environment: NG FP3 Redhat Linux Mngt (no sendmail but has mailx) IPSO FWs. W2K GUI clients I'd like to be notified when the Management station thinks the FW is NOT connected (or other events listed in SmartView Status options.) I.e. Get notifications of event of things like...
  20. Redfox1

    AD: Inter-site Mechanism (ISM-SMTP) vs. SMTP in IIS.

    Do I have to install IIS + SMTP in order to be able to "use" the SMTP Intersite mechanism (ISM-STMP)? What is the difference in between the two? (I maintain an SMTP server already so I know that end, but what is the ISM-SMTP service (dll?). Do I have to have an "MX" record...

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