That's not a valid reason to run a second domain ;) There's seriously no difference, other than the obvious DNS differences, between those two options. We run two domains, empty root and one with everything else in it, in a discontiguous namespace (we use a both the .com and .net versions of the domain name for the two). Works flawlessly.
-------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Weatherly, Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 4:19 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Difference Between Child and New Domain > > > I completely agree with trying to keep everything in one > domain. In this > case we actually have to have a second domain. They want to > be set up as > a second domain in the same forest. We want to set them up as a child > domain. The problem is we are having trouble finding documentation to > support either or. The reason they want a second domain is > because they > want to maintain the internet namespace internally (company.co.uk). > > -------------------------------- > Rob Weatherly > -------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 4:01 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Difference Between Child and New Domain > > My personal belief is that it doesn't matter either way, although I > prefer > to keep it as a single domain rather than two. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Weatherly, Rob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3:31 PM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: RE: Difference Between Child and New Domain > > > > > > Wow!! I guess this question was too tuff for everyone > > > > -------------------------------- > > Rob Weatherly > > -------------------------------- > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gonzalez, Alex > > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 8:58 AM > > To: NT 2000 Discussions > > Subject: Difference Between Child and New Domain > > > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone could tell me some of the > > differences between > > setting up a child domain and setting up a new domain in the > > same forest > > in Windows 2000 Active Directory. We have a company that > we own that > > wants to finally implement Windows 2000 and join our forest > > but it is up > > in the air as to whether we should have them become a child > domain or > > become a new domain in the same forest. If they become a > child domain > > they would become them.us.com. If they become a new domain > > in the same > > forest they become them.co.uk. The reason they want to do > this is to > > stay current with their Internet name space which I told them is not > > necessary. Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks!! > > > > > > ------ > > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&tex > t_mode=&la > ng=english > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&tex t_mode=&la ng=e nglish To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&la ng=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&lang=e nglish To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=nt2000&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
