and this is why we had WINs in our environment and are only now beginning to decom them. Outlook clients over a WAN and Exchange 2003 clusters. To be honest, I suspect some of our really old quirky custom legacy applications will have similar issues once we finish. However, I mentioned this to those folks and they are unconcerned. As I do not directly or indirectly manage or support those things, I will mind my own business and we will see what happens :)
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > **bow** > > > > Thanks! > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > *From:* Free, Bob [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 12:38 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: WINS question > > > > Bah..if you are going to quote something, go to an authority J > > > > > http://theessentialexchange.com/blogs/michael/archive/2008/01/16/exchange-active-directory-and-wins.aspx > > > > > > *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:30 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: WINS question > > > > I am with you 100%. > > Win 2003, E2003, office 2003 – no WINS anywhere. > > > > Here’s a good little read on it: > > http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/services/WINS_exchange.htm > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Mike Sullivan [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 12:27 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: WINS question > > > > Now I am curious, I am on 2003 server, 2003 Exchange and Office 2003 and do > not have WINS at all in our environment. Was there something in Exchange > 2003 that required it? > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > > We make sure that box is not checked as part of the build process. Now > that Exchange 2003 is mostly gone from our environments and Outlook clients > are mostly 2007, we are starting to decom our WINs servers. > > Steven Peck > http://www.blkmtn.org > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Really? > > I know about joining 2000/XP to an NT4 domain, but joining to a 2000 or > later domain? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314366/EN-US > > By default, the setting is dependent upon how you have DHCP configured: > (copied and pasted from the popup help information from WINS tab of network > properties) > > ***** > Specifies that this network connection obtain the setting to enable or > disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) from a Dynamic Host Configuration > Protocol (DHCP) server. The enabling or disabling of NetBT through DHCP is > provided with the value of the Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) Microsoft > vendor-specific DHCP option. > > When an IP address is automatically obtained, this option is selected by > default so that this computer uses the NetBT setting as optionally provided > by the DHCP server when this computer obtains an IP address and > configuration lease. If the Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) DHCP option > is provided by the DHCP server, the value of the option determines whether > NetBT is enabled or disabled. If the Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) > DHCP option is not provided by the DHCP server, NetBT is enabled. > > If you are manually configuring an IP address, selecting this option > enables NetBT. This option is not available for dial-up connections. > ****** > > So, in essence, it is enabled. does that make it required to join to 2000 > or later domain that as no use or need for WINS? > > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > Technology Coordinator > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA > www.eaglemds.com > [email protected] > ________________________________________ > > From: Joe Tiedeman [[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:56 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: WINS question > > > If you're going to join the server to active directory, don't disable > NetBIOS until after you've done the join. If memory serves, it STILL uses > NetBIOS in part of the joining procedure. > > Joe Tiedeman > Web Server and Security Administrator > Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) > 95 Promenade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HZ > > T 01242 211167 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk<http://www.hesa.ac.uk/> > > > > ________________________________ > From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 27 January 2011 14:46 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: WINS question > > If "disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP" is selected on the WINS tab of the TCP/IP > configuration of a client, and there are WINS servers specified, does the > client register with the WINS server? Or does that bypass the registration > process. 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