DNS Change

[Steven Rostron]

As part of a migration from NT4 to 2000/AD we will be
using a new DNS name for the AD. There are currently DNS
servers for domain.co.uk and these need to be retained,
the new domain will be domain.local. (All current clients
are NT4 and use WINS, some use DNS for intranet pages)

Has anyone got any tips or pitfalls to watch out for
during this process.

 

[Michael Sosnin]

Be aware of the disjointed namespace issue when upgrading to Windows 2000
from Windows NT 4.0.

262376 Computer Name Does Not Match the Windows 2000 Domain Name After
Upgrade
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=262376

257623 Domain Controller's Domain Name System Suffix Does Not Match Domain
Name
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=257623

If you already have a disjointed namespace, call Microsoft support to see
if it can be corrected.

Additionally, as long as you are still in mixed mode, you can use the
following knowledge base article to change a Windows 2000 Domain name.

292541 How to Rename the DNS Name of a Windows 2000 Domain
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=292541



Hope this helps!

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