Guest Saral6978 Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 I have a full Windows XP/Windows 2003/Exch 2003 network - I will be putting in a new domain controller and removing 2 existing ones. One of them has WINS installed. I'm guessing since I'm fully in Native mode that I do not need to install WINS on this new server since all requests will be using DNS, correct, and replication will still occur between my new DC and my DCs at 2 other locations?
Guest Ace Fekay [MVP] Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 Re: WINS Server - Is it necessary? In news:77A653EE-A475-4DAC-A2AE-CF3AE10607D6@microsoft.com, Saral6978 <Saral6978@discussions.microsoft.com> typed: > I have a full Windows XP/Windows 2003/Exch 2003 network - I will be > putting in a new domain controller and removing 2 existing ones. One > of them has WINS installed. I'm guessing since I'm fully in Native > mode that I do not need to install WINS on this new server since all > requests will be using DNS, correct, and replication will still occur > between my new DC and my DCs at 2 other locations? If you are using Exchange, YES. If you have more than one location and want to browse between locations, mapping shared drives using a UNC path, directly connecting using a UNC path, printers, etc, YES. If you want to allow users to browse for resources, or if you need to browse for rescources, then YES. Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server require NetBIOS name ... The following Exchange functionality still depends on WINS name resolution: ... but server clustering does not necessarily require WINS for name resolution. ... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837391 Browsing is based on NetBIOS resolution, not DNS. DNS is simply a hostname database for hostname (FQDN) resolution. AD doesn't need WINS, but many Windows creature-features do. You may even have apps that require it, such as SQL, MSDE (using ODBC), and many others. -- Regards, Ace This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services Microsoft Certified Trainer Infinite Diversities in Infinite Combinations
Guest saral6978@gmail.com Posted January 16, 2008 Posted January 16, 2008 Re: WINS Server - Is it necessary? Thank you! I just found this morning that I was going to need to do this. And, I could answer YES to all of your statements below. Thank you for the confirmation! On Jan 15, 5:44 pm, "Ace Fekay [MVP]" <PleaseAs...@SomeDomain.com> wrote: > Innews:77A653EE-A475-4DAC-A2AE-CF3AE10607D6@microsoft.com, > Saral6978 <Saral6...@discussions.microsoft.com> typed: > > > I have a full Windows XP/Windows 2003/Exch 2003 network - I will be > > putting in a new domain controller and removing 2 existing ones. One > > of them has WINS installed. I'm guessing since I'm fully in Native > > mode that I do not need to install WINS on this new server since all > > requests will be using DNS, correct, and replication will still occur > > between my new DC and my DCs at 2 other locations? > > If you are using Exchange, YES. > > If you have more than one location and want to browse between locations, > mapping shared drives using a UNC path, directly connecting using a UNC > path, printers, etc, YES. > > If you want to allow users to browse for resources, or if you need to browse > for rescources, then YES. > > Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server require NetBIOS name ... > The following Exchange functionality still depends on WINS name > resolution: ... but server clustering does not necessarily require WINS for > name resolution. ... > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837391 > > Browsing is based on NetBIOS resolution, not DNS. DNS is simply a hostname > database for hostname (FQDN) resolution. AD doesn't need WINS, but many > Windows creature-features do. > > You may even have apps that require it, such as SQL, MSDE (using ODBC), and > many others. > > -- > Regards, > Ace > > This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and > confers no rights. > > Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, > MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services > Microsoft Certified Trainer > > Infinite Diversities in Infinite Combinations
Guest Ace Fekay [MVP] Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Re: WINS Server - Is it necessary? In news:ac5e8190-c884-4c33-9fb1-4f357c19f9f0@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com, saral6978@gmail.com <saral6978@gmail.com> typed: > Thank you! I just found this morning that I was going to need to do > this. And, I could answer YES to all of your statements below. Thank > you for the confirmation! You are welcome! :-)
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