Netbios domainname in AD

[Patrik Lindholm]

Hi!

I have a simple question I think.

Is it possible to have a netbios domainname like DOMAIN-GBG and a FQDN like
domain.se
in a active directory domain?

Thank you in advance.

// Patrik

 

[Herb Martin]

Is it possible to have a netbios domainname like DOMAIN-GBG and a FQDN
like

domain.se
in a active directory domain?

Yes -- it is legal but uncommon.

I personally think it is a very poor idea -- unless you have an OVERWHELMING
reason for doing this, don't.

 

[Matjaz Ladava [MVP]]

Yes. NetBios domain name can be different from DNS domain name. Durring AD
creation specify different names.

--
Regards

Matjaz Ladava, MCSE, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft MVP - Active Directory
(e-mail address removed), (e-mail address removed)
http://ladava.com

 

[Simon Geary]

Yes, during the dcpromo it will allow you to specify your NetBIOS name. It
does not have to be related to the FQDN.