Can I give Win2k more than 1 computername(netbios)

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Bill

Is it possible to have multiple computernames associated
with a Win2k server ? This is so as I can share its
resources better and be able to manage them easier in the
future ? e.g. The server where large amount of archive
file are shared from are stored on a pc
called 'mailserver'. I would like to add another alias
name to this server can give it a computername
like 'Archive'. Then people could access its resources
using

\\Archive\Products

which makes more sense than

\\mailserver\products

Also, when the location of the archives moves in the
future to another PC, we would just change this alias to
point to a new IP.

Cheers
Bill.
 
The server itself can only have one name but there are a couple of ways to
do what you want. The first is to just set up a cname record in DNS that
resolves to the same IP address. The second (and best) way is to use DFS for
your file shares.
 
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