DNS

[Kent Hall]

Can one use underscores in a domain name.
W2k_alsip as an example or does this lead to errors?

Thanks
Kent

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

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Can one use underscores in a domain name.
W2k_alsip as an example or does this lead to errors?

Thanks
Kent

Underscores can cause problems, Win2k can handle them so so (since the
subdomains for the AD folders all have underscores in their names) but
underscores are not a legal DNS character.

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

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Underscores can cause problems, Win2k can handle them so so (since the
subdomains for the AD folders all have underscores in their names) but
underscores are not a legal DNS character.

Just to add, make sure the AD domian name is NOT a single label name, such
as "W2k-alsip ". It should be more like W2k-alsip.com or W2k-alsip.net or
something. If it's a single label name, then you'll have even more problems.
You can use dashes.

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Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory

 

[Jonathan de Boyne Pollard]

KH> Can one use underscores in a domain name.

Yes.

Underscores are permitted in domain names. But not all domain names are host
names. Underscores are not permitted in host names.

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