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by pblanton

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We are running a wide area network and are in the process of migrating to windows 2000. The problem is how do we do the transition without losing our current configuration of workgroups at the local level. Currently what we have are win98 clients that authenticate through the domain, but are members of the local workgroup. It appears that with windows 2000 you can not do this any longer. You now have to join a domain. does anyone know how to get around this?

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by juandemarco

Win 2k is like NT4.0, your domain is your workgroup. Unlike NT4.0, when you open your Network icon, you set the imediate computers that you need or want access to show up right there. This is nice sence you may not want everyone to see or know what is on the entire network. This also meens less brousing triffic on the network.

by pblanton

I already know that win2k is like NT 4 in that the domain and the workgroup are one and the same that is not the problem. The problem is that we have over 800 workstations in a wide area network nationwide and currently if a user clicks on network neighborhood they only see local machines, not all 800+. I need to find a solution that will continue this configuration.

by juandemarco

If you are useing W2k Servers, you can make yourself a forest of domains. This is like a Multipul domain model but easer to manage. This would segragate the systems into the workgroups that you wish, and still give you the central manigement. I havent found any other way of makeing seprate workgroups in w2k. I'm still looking, so if I find anything, I'll let you know.
-Juan

by juandemarco

The forest that I'm talking about is in the Active Directory that is in W2k. I've used it some, and it really dose work.

by tan_alex

When you put in the cd into you cd drive the computer would prompting you that whether you want to do a upgrade or a new installation.

If you want to keep all configuration then you better do a upgrade. However, if you choose do a new installation then all configuration you have surely would lose it.

Please tell me more detail that how you do the migrating....

My E-mail: tan_alex@omnielect.com.sg
or alpha_profes@yahoo.com

cheers.../at

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