WINS Replication and Exchange

[Guest NC Beach Bum]

Does access to an exchange server require WINS? The basis for the question

is a bit more complex but here it is... We have a company with two internal

domains and each is in it's own forest. Domain 1 is the main domain for the

company and controlls servers (DC, Exchange, file, etc.), network CAT5 lines,

firewall, and Internet Access. Domain 2 is new and contains one 1 DC.

Domain 2 users are accessing the Domain 1 exchange server. The new DC in

domain 2 has WINS which is trying to replciate with Domain 1 WINS. Is there

a need for Domain 1 and Domain 2 to share WINS when they are only accessing

exchange?

 

Thanks for the insight!

 

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NC Beach Bum

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: WINS Replication and Exchange

 

NC Beach Bum <NCBeachBum@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Does access to an exchange server require WINS? The basis for the

> question is a bit more complex but here it is... We have a company

> with two internal domains and each is in it's own forest. Domain 1

> is the main domain for the company and controlls servers (DC,

> Exchange, file, etc.), network CAT5 lines, firewall, and Internet

> Access. Domain 2 is new and contains one 1 DC. Domain 2 users are

> accessing the Domain 1 exchange server. The new DC in domain 2 has

> WINS which is trying to replciate with Domain 1 WINS. Is there a

> need for Domain 1 and Domain 2 to share WINS when they are only

> accessing exchange?

>

> Thanks for the insight!

 

Exchange *likes* to have WINS. But in this scenario it shouldn't be

necessary. What's the reason for the two domains, just out of curiosity?