AD configuration error: invalid NETBIOS name.

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Tom Nefcy

I demoted a PDC on called DBWWI.wwi.local and when I
attemp to configure AD on this server as a PDC for a
domain called mydomain.net with a NETBIOS name of DBWWI
(the result I want is a full computer name of
DBWWI.mydomain.net)and I get the error "invalid NETBIOS
name" and the AD configuration wizzard will not continue.

Is there any way to fix this so I can come out with a
full computer name of DBWWI.mydomain.net?

Thanks for any help...
Tom Nefcy
818-880-8143
 
Domain NetBios name must be unique on the network. That said, there can not
be a computer with the same NetBios name as your domain name. Either use
something different for your Netbios domain name (ex. mydomain) or change
your computer name.

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Regards

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