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From: Phillip Windell on 25 Jun 2010 11:46 Yea, I started thinking about that afterwards. Wasn't there a registry tweek that would overcome [at least] some of those things? I guess it would be better to just rename the machine and forget it. -- Phillip Windell The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or anyone else associated with me, including my cats. ----------------------------------------------------- "kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS(a)SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in message news:uTy2ZyHFLHA.5448(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > As I recall when attempting to connect \\cname\sharename you get a > "duplicate names exists on the network error" > > Also doesn't work for connections that use certificates like secure ldap. > (The computer connection needs to match the certificate) > > Probably a few other things as well that don't work. > > > Phillip Windell wrote: >> I don't know. >> >> But it is easy to try and find out. >> >> >> >> "Grant Taylor" <gtaylor(a)riverviewtech.net> wrote in message >> news:i01fta$jp7$1(a)tncsrv01.tnetconsulting.net... >>> Phillip Windell wrote: >>>> Create a CNAME in DNS that point to the existing "A" Record. >>> >>> Will that work for things like UNC shares? >>> >>> I thought there was a setting somewhere that dictated if a CNAME >>> would work or not. Is that not the case? >>> >>> I know the CNAME can be used to resolve the host name to an IP. But >>> will File and Print Services (SMB/CIFS) be happy? >>> >>> >>> >>> Grant. . . . > > -- > /kj >
From: kj [SBS MVP] on 25 Jun 2010 19:53 Phillip Windell wrote: > Yea, I started thinking about that afterwards. > Wasn't there a registry tweek that would overcome [at least] some of > those things? Hmm. Maybe for the share name, but pretty sure it's "sorry charlie" for anything using a cert. > > I guess it would be better to just rename the machine and forget it. > > > > "kj [SBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS(a)SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in message > news:uTy2ZyHFLHA.5448(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> As I recall when attempting to connect \\cname\sharename you get a >> "duplicate names exists on the network error" >> >> Also doesn't work for connections that use certificates like secure >> ldap. (The computer connection needs to match the certificate) >> >> Probably a few other things as well that don't work. >> >> >> Phillip Windell wrote: >>> I don't know. >>> >>> But it is easy to try and find out. >>> >>> >>> >>> "Grant Taylor" <gtaylor(a)riverviewtech.net> wrote in message >>> news:i01fta$jp7$1(a)tncsrv01.tnetconsulting.net... >>>> Phillip Windell wrote: >>>>> Create a CNAME in DNS that point to the existing "A" Record. >>>> >>>> Will that work for things like UNC shares? >>>> >>>> I thought there was a setting somewhere that dictated if a CNAME >>>> would work or not. Is that not the case? >>>> >>>> I know the CNAME can be used to resolve the host name to an IP. But >>>> will File and Print Services (SMB/CIFS) be happy? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Grant. . . . >> >> -- >> /kj -- /kj
From: Grant Taylor on 25 Jun 2010 23:44
kj [SBS MVP] wrote: > Hmm. Maybe for the share name, but pretty sure it's "sorry charlie" > for anything using a cert. What about a cert that is using a SAN? Or a wild card cert for multiple systems with in a domain? Grant. . . . |