RE: Best method for moving from NT4 to 2003 with AD

Hi,

There is no need to name the Windows 2003 domain the same as the name you
registered from your ISP. They are totally two coneption. For security
issue, I'd like to suggest you use "internal.abcde.co.uk"


Best regards,

Vincent Xu
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>>Hi,
>>I currently have an NT4 Domain, a PDC and a BDC. We have no DNS, no WINS
and
>>DHCP running on a w2000 member server.
>>Client pcs use host files for name resolution.
>>For internet access, our isp's DNS is used.
>>I have a very small window of availability to perform an in place upgrade
to
>>2003 server, and am wary of any unforeseen issues with DNS considering
the
>>use of host files at present!
>>Would it be prudent to create a new domain and then migrate our existing
>>users across to it gradually, to allow for stability testing etc?
>>As our existing domain is currently named abcde, should the new domain be
>>abcde.co.uk, to match our internet domain name, or something like
>>internal.abcde.co.uk?
>>Thanks,
>>Neil.
>>

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