Re: How can a Domain have 2 domain names? Can anyone offer an explanation?

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Frank,

Thanks so much. I've found a similiar explanation on a web site but
it wasn't clear enough to get a definite resolution.

I can finally get some sleep now.

Hand

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On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:39:38 -0600, "Frankster" <Frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>The single label name (sterling) is a Windows NETBIOS domain. Only the
>internal Windwos LAN can recognize this. The other one is an IP domain. Two
>different animals actually. Windows can get name resolution from either
>(using NETBIOS or DNS, respectively). But externally, no one can get
>NETBIOS resolution for your NETBIOS domain, only for your registered IP
>domain.
>
>-Frank
>
>"Hand" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:7859g19h4064k3ae1dinmmeg3sfeic1sop@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Group,
>>
>> I've accepted a position with a small consulting company and I find
>> myself going to different customer sites on a daily basis.
>>
>> There are two domains that I find somewhat confusing. The first one
>> is a NT 4.0 domain. When you join a system to the domain I'm using
>> Sterling but there is no DNS zone for this name. There is a zone for
>> aeccorporate.com (registered domain name I believe). How can this be?
>>
>> The second one is similiar but different names and it's on a Windows
>> 2000 domain.
>>
>> How can the name translation work and why is this so? My searches
>> online have come up empty. There has to be a simple explanation.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Hand
>

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