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by itask1

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Currently, there is 1 PDC, 1 BDC (running WINS & DHCP & as a file server) on site A and there is 1 BDC (running WINDS & DHCP & as a file server) on site B. Site A runs IP address in range 198.x.x.x and site B runs IP address in range 10.x.x.x . Theplan is to move all server systems from site A to B and use the site A's IP addresses (198.x.x.x) on site B. Appreciate someone can help me understand the following :

Question:
after the move to site B, is 2 WINS and 2 DHCP still require ? shall that one on site B be deactivated ? any advantage gain if both are still running ? or what is a recommended approach ?

Thanks in advance.

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by dc1

Leave The DHCP server in Site A. If the router is RFC 1542 compliant than configure to pass DHCP requests. IF no than install the DHCP server on Site B as a DHCP relay agent. As far as WINS you could leave them the same and continue a PUSH/PULL relationship between the two or configure the one on Site B as a WINS Proxy.

by msgtray

Microsoft states that a WINS server can service 40,000 clients. How big is your network? Most Enterprise networks run at least 2 WINS servers for fault-tolerance. Another reason to run multiple WINS servers is sub netting and routing. NetBIOS broadcasts are not normally routed, therefore a WINS server or WINS Proxy may be used for name resolution in a subnet environment.

The reason to run multiple DHCP servers is again user load and/or fault-tolerance. If you run multiple DHCP servers ensurethat the scopes DO NOT overlap.

I cannot recommend an approach without making dangerous assumptions about your network. The bottom line is this, setting up multiple servers/services for fault tolerance is usually determined by "Can I afford the hardware & software required?" You already own both. You have nothing to loose and everything to gain by setting up multiple servers (correctly).

Ray

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