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W2K Native Mode?
Name: David Date: April 14, 2003 at 20:09:59 Pacific OS: W2K CPU/Ram: 1
Comment:
When you set your domain to Native mode, does that mean that anything less than W2K cannot login to the domain? i.e., Win98?
Name: Sjafiu Date: April 14, 2003 at 20:19:43 Pacific
Reply:
Here's a Microsoft Article to explain the results for going from Mixed to Native.
Note the subtle distinctions in phrases like, "windows NT BDC" and " Windows 2000 PDC (which is the DOMAIN Controller, if in Native Mode - there are no PDC, BDC Roles)
Windows NT-Based BDCs No Longer Synchronize After a Windows 2000 Domain Is Switched to Native Mode. Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 240305
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=240305
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Response Number 2
Name: Rednose Date: April 15, 2003 at 01:03:03 Pacific
Reply:
No w95/98/me clients can still log on. However, you can no longer join NT4 domain controllers (servers) to the domain.
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