RE: [ActiveDir] WINS topic

[Ruston, Neil]

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WINS like DNS, is domain agnostic.   You may host a DNS zone abc.com (corresponding to AD domain abc.com) on a UNIX server, which exists in some Kerberos realm, perhaps. Similarly, WINS may be hosted on a Windows NT server which is not part of any Windows domain.   In answer to your question therefore, simply use your existing WINS servers.    neil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pelle, Joe Sent: 30 March 2005 14:09 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] WINS topic I know there has been some debate in this group recently about WINS in AD but I wanted to get your feedback regarding an empty root domain:   Do you need a WINS server in an empty root domain?  If so, would pointing WINS back to the child domain WINS server be a bad idea?  Other than AD traffic nothing should be happening at the root level (other than DNS forwarding) so I'm not sure I understand why WINS would be needed...  We have Exchange 2003 running (which I realize has somewhat of a dependency on WINS) but the Exchange server(s) are in the child domain where we have WINS already running.   Any insight would be greatly appreciated!   Thanks!   Joe Pelle Senior Infrastructure Architect Information Technology Valassis / IT 19975 Victor Parkway Livonia, MI 48152 Tel 734.591.7324  Fax 734.632.6151 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.valassis.com/   This message may include proprietary or protected information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me, delete this message, and do not further communicate the information contained herein without my express written consent.   ============================================================================== This message is for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you received this message in error please delete it and notify us. If this message was misdirected, CSFB does not waive any confidentiality or privilege. CSFB retains and monitors electronic communications sent through its network. Instructions transmitted over this system are not binding on CSFB until they are confirmed by us. Message transmission is not guaranteed to be secure. ==============================================================================