Removing WINS but still having netbios resolution

[Joe]

I have a Windows 2000 domain controller I am pulling out of an environment
for various reasons. The 20 desktops were pointing to that device for WINS,
but now they are going to be in the same workgroup on the same subnet. Since
they are in the
same workgroup, how can they still communicate by computer name? I assume
ensuring netbios over tcp/ip would do it. Anything else required?

 

[Meinolf Weber (Myweb)]

Hello Joe,

You talk about workgroup, the workstations are not in the domain?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber (Myweb)
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> I have a Windows 2000 domain controller I am pulling out of an
> environment
> for various reasons. The 20 desktops were pointing to that device for
> WINS,
> but now they are going to be in the same workgroup on the same subnet.
> Since
> they are in the
> same workgroup, how can they still communicate by computer name? I
> assume
> ensuring netbios over tcp/ip would do it. Anything else required?

 

[Joe]

they are being removed from the domain and going to be in a workgroup.
"Meinolf Weber (Myweb)" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ff16fb664f3d48c9b64b97615f51@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Hello Joe,
>
> You talk about workgroup, the workstations are not in the domain?
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber (Myweb)
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
>
>> I have a Windows 2000 domain controller I am pulling out of an
>> environment
>> for various reasons. The 20 desktops were pointing to that device for
>> WINS,
>> but now they are going to be in the same workgroup on the same subnet.
>> Since
>> they are in the
>> same workgroup, how can they still communicate by computer name? I
>> assume
>> ensuring netbios over tcp/ip would do it. Anything else required?
>
>