Windows XP Pro to NT Domain - NO DNS Server

[JasonH]

Would there be any issues in this setup? The little bit of quick research
I've done leads to very minor, if any, issues, but I can't find anything
specific regarding doing this with no DNS server running. And, if we do
have to run DNS, would an NT DNS Server work OK?

The biggest issue I've seen that DNS affects is the loading of policies from
the NT domain onto the XP system when a user logs on. Seems that DNS may be
required for that???

Anyway, any thoughts / suggestions / hints would be VERY much appreciated.

 

[Ron Lowe]

Would there be any issues in this setup? The little bit of quick research
I've done leads to very minor, if any, issues, but I can't find anything
specific regarding doing this with no DNS server running. And, if we do
have to run DNS, would an NT DNS Server work OK?

The biggest issue I've seen that DNS affects is the loading of policies
from
the NT domain onto the XP system when a user logs on. Seems that DNS may
be
required for that???

Anyway, any thoughts / suggestions / hints would be VERY much appreciated.

Grandpa's old NT domains don't require a DNS infrastructure.
( DNS is required for Windows 2000 / 2003 domains. )

Old NT domains live in the NetBIOS namespace, and so
you need to configure NetBIOS name resolution.

Either rely on broadcasts for a small single subnet,
or configure WINS on the NT server.

 

[JasonH]

Yep, I knew that, but the will the XP Pro system in a domain environment be
looking for a DNS server for resolution for the PDC??

 

[Ron Lowe]

Yep, I knew that, but the will the XP Pro system in a domain environment
be looking for a DNS server for resolution for the PDC??

No, not for an NT4 NetBIOS domain name.
There is no entry in DNS to locate a PDC for NT4.
There's nothing to query.

The only way to locate an NT4 domain is by querying NetBIOS/WINS.