2003 and NT 4.0

I am going to install a 2003 Server DC into a network
that runs NT 4.0 servers. As long as the 4.0 Servers are
just role servers I should not have a problem with them
interacting with the 2003 server on the domain. Correct
or am I wrong? Also to note, one of the 4.0 Servers is
running Exchange 5.5. I don't know if that would make a
difference.

As long as you have the latest SPs on the member servers, I don't see any
problems. We have several NT 4.0 member servers in our mixed mode AD2003
domain and haven't had any problems with them.

"Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> I am going to install a 2003 Server DC into a network
> that runs NT 4.0 servers. As long as the 4.0 Servers are
> just role servers I should not have a problem with them
> interacting with the 2003 server on the domain. Correct
> or am I wrong? Also to note, one of the 4.0 Servers is
> running Exchange 5.5. I don't know if that would make a
> difference.

Exchange 5.5 requires a domain, so you must have an NT4 domain - so
therefore the NT4 servers are not just "role servers". You must have 1 PDC
and perhaps a BDC or two?

You won't have any problems installing W2K3 into a new domain and
establishing a trust between the NT4 domain and the new Active Directory
domain, but you won't be able to install W2K3 as a new domain controller
into your existing NT4 domain.

See http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326209 - you could install your new
server as an NT4 BDC, then promote it to the PDC then upgrade that to a W2K3
domain controller.

"Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2079b01c45935$09ad7d40$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> I am going to install a 2003 Server DC into a network
> that runs NT 4.0 servers. As long as the 4.0 Servers are
> just role servers I should not have a problem with them
> interacting with the 2003 server on the domain. Correct
> or am I wrong? Also to note, one of the 4.0 Servers is
> running Exchange 5.5. I don't know if that would make a
> difference.

Exchange 5.5 will work fine in a 2000 or 2003 Domain. Unlike Exchange2000
or Exchange2003, the older Exchange 5.5 is not domain dependent and uses its
own built-in Directory instead. It would even work fine in a Unix
environment where there was no Domain at all as long as it had its own set
of local user accounts for the mailboxes.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"Brendon Rogers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Exchange 5.5 requires a domain, so you must have an NT4 domain - so
> therefore the NT4 servers are not just "role servers". You must have 1 PDC
> and perhaps a BDC or two?
>
> You won't have any problems installing W2K3 into a new domain and
> establishing a trust between the NT4 domain and the new Active Directory
> domain, but you won't be able to install W2K3 as a new domain controller
> into your existing NT4 domain.
>
> See http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326209 - you could install your new
> server as an NT4 BDC, then promote it to the PDC then upgrade that to a
W2K3
> domain controller.
>
> "Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2079b01c45935$09ad7d40$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > I am going to install a 2003 Server DC into a network
> > that runs NT 4.0 servers. As long as the 4.0 Servers are
> > just role servers I should not have a problem with them
> > interacting with the 2003 server on the domain. Correct
> > or am I wrong? Also to note, one of the 4.0 Servers is
> > running Exchange 5.5. I don't know if that would make a
> > difference.
>
>

Exchange 5.5 requires a domain (whether it be NT4 or W2K), it won't install
on a workgroup server.

"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Exchange 5.5 will work fine in a 2000 or 2003 Domain. Unlike Exchange2000
> or Exchange2003, the older Exchange 5.5 is not domain dependent and uses
its
> own built-in Directory instead. It would even work fine in a Unix
> environment where there was no Domain at all as long as it had its own set
> of local user accounts for the mailboxes.
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "Brendon Rogers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eeTMw%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Exchange 5.5 requires a domain, so you must have an NT4 domain - so
> > therefore the NT4 servers are not just "role servers". You must have 1
PDC
> > and perhaps a BDC or two?
> >
> > You won't have any problems installing W2K3 into a new domain and
> > establishing a trust between the NT4 domain and the new Active Directory
> > domain, but you won't be able to install W2K3 as a new domain controller
> > into your existing NT4 domain.
> >
> > See http://support.microsoft.com/?id=326209 - you could install your new
> > server as an NT4 BDC, then promote it to the PDC then upgrade that to a
> W2K3
> > domain controller.
> >
> > "Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:2079b01c45935$09ad7d40$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >
> > > I am going to install a 2003 Server DC into a network
> > > that runs NT 4.0 servers. As long as the 4.0 Servers are
> > > just role servers I should not have a problem with them
> > > interacting with the 2003 server on the domain. Correct
> > > or am I wrong? Also to note, one of the 4.0 Servers is
> > > running Exchange 5.5. I don't know if that would make a
> > > difference.
> >
> >
>
>