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Windows 2000 Server DC
Name: c0baIn Date: September 29, 2003 at 09:53:21 Pacific OS: Windows Xp Professional CPU/Ram: Amd Athlon Xp 2000+/1024M
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I have a windows 2000 Server acting as a DC... Can a Windows NT 4.0 Server act as a BDC for the Windows 2000 Server DC??? Please reply!
Name: wanderer Date: September 29, 2003 at 12:45:42 Pacific
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there are no bdc/pdcs in w2k. only peer to peer dc. So no a nt server can not be a bdc to w2k.
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Response Number 2
Name: ShanghaiKnight Date: September 29, 2003 at 15:05:08 Pacific
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Windows 2000 Server Domain Controller can be run in two modes: mixed mode or native mode.
When running in mixed mode, which is the default, Windows 2000 Server acts just like a Windows NT domain controller, and you can have Windows NT running as BDC to the 2000 box.
When running in native mode, which you can promote from the mixed mode, that means the whole network has switched to a pure Windows 2000 domain envirnomnet, and in that case, there's no longer BDC.
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Response Number 3
Name: c0baIn Date: September 30, 2003 at 03:49:17 Pacific
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But isn't the Windows 2000 Server domain structure different from the Windows NT domain structure? This specific Windows 2000 Server uses AD that does not exist in Windows NT. In that case there cannot be a Windows NT BDC to the Windows 2000 Server, right? At least that's what i think... Please reply.
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Response Number 4
Name: scoura Date: September 30, 2003 at 08:47:48 Pacific
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Yes, NT domains are flat, unlike Windows 2000 domains.
In mixed mode, the AD replicates SAM and other down level information using an internal PDC emulator. This makes it possible to incorporate NT BDC servers into a Windows 2000 domain.
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