Alternate server name

[Dan DeCoursey]

IS there a way to establish an anternate server name...my servername is olng
and cumbersome to type in.. is there a way to establish like an "alias"

and

why are so many of the other discussion groups here empty ..I just posted
this quetion in the DNS group....and at least for me that group has no post's
at all in the folder ??

[Phillip Windell]

Create a CNAME in DNS that point to the existing "A" Record.
--
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.
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Post by Dan DeCoursey
IS there a way to establish an anternate server name...my servername is olng
and cumbersome to type in.. is there a way to establish like an
"alias"
and
why are so many of the other discussion groups here empty ..I just posted
this quetion in the DNS group....and at least for me that group has no post's
at all in the folder ??

[Grant Taylor]

Post by Phillip Windell
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. . . .

[Phillip Windell]

I don't know.

But it is easy to try and find out.
--
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.
-----------------------------------------------------

Post by Grant Taylor

Post by Phillip Windell
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 [SBS MVP]]

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.

Post by Phillip Windell
I don't know.
But it is easy to try and find out.

Post by Grant Taylor

Post by Phillip Windell
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. . . .

[Phillip Windell]

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.
-----------------------------------------------------

Post by kj [SBS MVP]
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.

Post by Phillip Windell
I don't know.
But it is easy to try and find out.

Post by Grant Taylor

Post by Phillip Windell
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 [SBS MVP]]

Post by Phillip Windell
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.

Post by Phillip Windell
I guess it would be better to just rename the machine and forget it.

Post by kj [SBS MVP]
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.

Post by Phillip Windell
I don't know.
But it is easy to try and find out.

Post by Grant Taylor

Post by Phillip Windell
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

[Grant Taylor]

Post by kj [SBS MVP]
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. . . .