Connecting WIN9X workstations

[Mike Saunders]

We are about to upgrade our WINNT server (WINS Domain) to either WIN2000
server or WIN2003 server. We have a around 6 WIN98/WINME workstations plus a
WINXP Are there any issues I should be concerned about (or Microsoft
bulletins) that affect logging in to a domain set up on this new server OS
and subsequent satisfactory working Presumably this would be a DNS domain We
use a simple logon script to map a network drive

Any advice on which server is best. I was wondering if 2003 had had a SP
release yet

Many thanks

Mike Saunders

 

[Marina Roos]

Make sure WINS is installed and that you have options 044 and 046 (0x8) in
DHCP-server, Scope options.
There is no SP for Windows 2003 yet.

 

[Mike Saunders]

Are you saying that for WIN9X clients a WINS domain has to be the option
chosen
and that DNS is not suitable or could we reconfigure clients to use DNS. I
am not sure of the pros/cons or issues with either choice

(Sorry I also replied in e-mail)

Thanks

Mike

 

[Marina Roos]

Hi Mike,

W9x, ME and NT4 don't use DNS like W2K and XP. They need WINS. Just install
WINS on the server and make sure you have options 044 and 046 (0x8) in
DHCP-server, Scope options.

Regards,

Marina