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authenticating w98 in Mixed Mode

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by fatuncleal 1 view

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I upgraded my NT PDC to win2000 DC. Setup DNS and running in Mixed Mode with 3 NT BDCs. The network has most 98 machines and about 100 w2k machines. Everything running fine. Just found out one day when NT BDC#1 was down, no w98 machines can authenticate and logon to network. But w2k machines had no problem. I had to reboot the NT BDC #1, then w98 machines can logon again. Why didn't NT BDC #2 and #3 authenticate when #1 was down? Why didn't the w2k DC authenticate the w98 machines ? What shouldI look for and correct ? Thanks for any help.

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by pricepd

Win98 machines require WINS for name resolution on the network. 1) Make sure you have WINS configured on any server you want to use for name resolution. 2) If you are usning more than 1 WINS server then set up replication partners in WINS Manager.3) Add the WINS servers IP addresses to the DHCP server.

You could also set up a LMHOSTS file on each win98 machine, but I wouldn't suggest it, because it is too labor intensive.

by henrywi

i recommend you to install AD for clients on your win98 nodes and use the DNS to authenticate and log on your machine

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