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More info?)
"Sean" <smc@jwscorp.com> wrote in message
news:0C12F421-45F5-4518-9198-766014A47FB9@microsoft.com...
> Is it possible to have the same computer name under 2 different domains on
the same LAN?
>
> Thanks,
> Sean
Computer names mean absolutely nothing except for name resolution.
Otherwise, names are for human consumption only. W2K relies on SIDs. You can
operate 2 unique domains on the same physical network with 2 servers, for
example, both named server1 as long as they reside on different logical
domains.
This does not cause a collision as far as DNS either since the names are in
distinct dns partitions.
In essence, a computer entity \ account in W2K's architecture is made up of
a domain SID + computer SID. Its "name" is irrelevent as far as the network
infrastructure is concerned.
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