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Replacing NT 4.0 DNS/DHCP/WINS w/ new W2k server

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hillboy

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May 13, 2002
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We currently have two NT 4.0 servers (PC-class machines)that run DNS/DHCP/WINS. We are in the process of our W2K migration and want to replace these machines with brand new servers running W2K DNS/DHCP/WINS (we will still need a WINS server on our network).

What I would like to do is build the new servers offline with the same IP addresses as the existing NT DNS/DHCP/WINS servers and do a clean swap prior to the DC migration by taking the NT machines offline and replacing with the W2K servers. I do not want to copy any records from the old machines and feel that if I build the new servers with the same records and settings of the old machines I should be OK. Is this correct?

I want to do this so that I don't have to reconfigure my static IP and DHCP settings.

Can anybody foresee problems with this plan? Thank you in advance for any help.



 
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