Re: PDC

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From: Norman Zhang (norm_at_realbox.com)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:08:59 -0800

Todd J Heron wrote:
> NZ>Won't BDC or clients retrieve info from DNS?
>
> Yes.
>
> Provided the machines are configured to look in DNS. NT/95/98 by default
> are configured to look at WINS first (if configured for WINS) and then fall
> over to DNS second if WINS resolution fails.
>
> Default name resolution sequence for host names (used by Winsock
> applications such as ping) is done in the following order, leaving out steps
> as necessary if the item is not utilized on the machine or in the network:
>
> 1) HOSTS file
> 2) DNS
> 3) NetBIOS cache
> 4) WINS
> 5) Broadcast
> 6) LMHOSTS file
>
> Default name resolution sequence for NetBIOS names (assuming H-node):
>
> 1) NetBIOS cache
> 2) WINS
> 3) Broadcast
> 4) LMHOSTS
> 5) HOSTS
> 6) DNS (provided "Enable DNS for WINS resolution" is selected in WINS
> Address Property page of TCP/IP protocol)
>
> Reference:
> NetBIOS over TCP/IP Name Resolution and WINS (Q119493)
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q119493

Thanks again Todd. I checked the Event Viwer on BDC, it has no problem
of pulling updates from W2K3 AD DC (PDC Emulator). It said

n updates successful from PDC

It is just Server Manager complains PDC not found. Anyways, I removed
WINS and hopefully remove all the grief. 8)

Again, thank you for sticking with me and teaching me the basics of WINS.

Regards,
Norman

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