Internal and External Domain Name

[computerMe]

GOOD DAY! ! !.. I have some question

I have this domain name companyname.com registered in the internet as my external domain name and also my domain name in my intranet. The user in my little network is working fine they can still log to the network and surf to the internet. But, I have read from microsoft technet that having the same domain name with the external and internal is conflicated and not recommeded. I have SQL in my DC as my server1, Exchange 2003 in my additional DC as my file server as my server2.

What will be my future problem if I will stay that way?

Any help/advices are greatly appreciated.. THANKS in advance

 

[markdmac]

The only real problems you will encounter are related to internal users trying to access your external web site.

You can overcome this by creating a

http://WWW host

entry in local DNS and providing the ISP IP for the web site.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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http://www.thespidersparlor.com/vbscript

 

[computerMe]

Thank you very Markdmac... I did that already.. so I have nothing to worry about changing my internal domain name right?

Thanks again.. and more power to you..

 

[markdmac]

so I have nothing to worry about changing my internal domain name right?

I would say you have nothing to worry about KEEPING your domain name. Changing the internal DNS or domain NetBIOS name can be done using the DomainRenameTool that Microsoft puts out but note that the warnings on it when printed are something like 50 pages thick! If it is not broken, don't fix it would be my advice.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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http://www.thespidersparlor.com/vbscript