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What are the differences between NT 4.0 and 2000 domains?
John Savill
May 17, 2000
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A. Domain implementation in Windows 2000 was basically written fromthe ground up with its directory service roots and the table below shows themajor differences:
Feature | Windows NT 4 | Windows 2000 mixed-mode | Windows 2000 native-mode |
Number of objects | 40,000 (20,000 recommended) | 40,000 (20,000 recommended) | 1,000,000 although 4,000,000 has been listed |
Multimaster replication | No | Yes | Yes |
Group types | Global, Local | Global, Domain Local | Universal, Global, Domain Local |
Nested groups | No | No | Yes |
Cross-domain administration | Limited | Limited | Full |
Password filters | Manually installed with SP2 and above | Manually installed | Automatically installed |
Queries using desktop change/configuration management | No | 2000 DC's only | Yes |
Authentication protocols | NTLM | NTLM, Kerberos | Kerberos (but NTLM supported for NT 4 and Windows 9x clients) |
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