Re: Using .local for domains
- From: "Miha Pihler [MVP]" <mihap-news@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:00:24 +0100
You can always get a registered name if you want to. It doesn't have to be
same as name of the company ;-). Personally I prefer if it is not the same.
--
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
"Stephen Harrington" <stephen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eUJ89557FHA.1000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> You know, that's all well and good. However, nobody really noted my
> question above where I asked "what if they don't have a registered domain
> name?" What do you use then? Just a single name, such as domain
> "jimstools" instead of "jimstools.com" or "jimstools.local"?
>
> It really seems like there's no cut and dry answer to this, even after
> reading all the articles that have been posted to this thread.
>
> "Miha Pihler [MVP]" <mihap-news@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OhnqFo57FHA.3592@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Stephen,
>>
>> I would recommend you to check this article again.
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/9d62e91d-75c3-4a77-ae93-a8804e9ff2a1.mspx
>>
>> Under Note it states:
>> Using unregistered suffixes is not recommended. Using single label names,
>> such as .local, is not supported.
>>
>> So be careful what you chose if you want to have supportable
>> configuration.
>>
>> --
>> Mike
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>>
>> "Stephen Harrington" <stephen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:epZFof57FHA.3876@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Well, most clients of mine are MS shops purely. Any Mac boxes they do
>>> have we have been able to get connected with no isuses. Saying
>>> something is 'bad design' is dismissive, especially when Microsoft's own
>>> documentation lists using .local for first level within SBS, a product
>>> that you'll find in small businesses:
>>>
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;296250
>>>
>>> On a side note, I'll probably use .internal or something similar to that
>>> in the future.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Robert Moir" <robspamtrap+msnews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:%23YRR0lR7FHA.1944@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Stephen Harrington wrote:
>>>>> I was told this past week that Microsoft previously said that for a
>>>>> small business network that's not hosting or using Exchange, you
>>>>> should use domain.local for your domain. However, the person then
>>>>> said that MS had changed that best practice and it should be a .com
>>>>> address.
>>>>> Have there been any changes, or are there any known issues with using
>>>>> .local for domain names on small business networks? I have tried
>>>>> digging up some of this information on my own, but I am deploying two
>>>>> servers within the next two weeks and was planning on .local domain
>>>>> names. I don't want to make a mistake and have to spend hours
>>>>> rebuilding a domain.
>>>>
>>>> Should definately be avoided. It's bad design that will only cause
>>>> problems in the future and if you have any Mac OS X clients on this
>>>> network or the possibility of any in the future it will cause
>>>> compatability issues with Bonjour (or any other system using the same
>>>> standard as Bonjour).
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> --
>>>> Rob Moir
>>>> Website - http://www.robertmoir.co.uk
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>>>> http://www.robertmoir.co.uk/win/VirtualPC2004FAQ.html
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>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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