[ActiveDir] NETBIOS Character Limitation?

[Medeiros, Jose]

Greetings,   I am trying to create a 15 character SQL cluster name in Active Directory using a web based tool. The tool will only allow me to use 14 characters and the Active Directory group states “  The 14 character limit is due to the '$' that must be appended to the samAccountName for backward compatibility. WINS has a 15 character limit. To ensure there is always room for the '$' the field is limited to 14 characters “.   I have been working with WINS since 3.51, and it has always been NetBIOS names are 15 characters followed by a 16th binary value used the last 16th binary value unique ID I have  Michael Masterson's WINS & DNS book ( I was on the board of the NTEA www.ntea.net ) with him. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1562059432/qid=1150472910/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/002-3567057-9128019?s=books&v=glance&n=283155   Was the character limitation reduced in AD 2003 and Wins?   Sincerely, Jose Medeiros Storage Area Network Systems Engineer MCP+I, MCSE, NT4 MCT 408-765-0437  Direct, 408-449-6621 Cell "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."                                                                                              Albert Einstein