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Originally posted by peat moss@24 June 2004 - 08:38
*PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
These servers are the bosses of 1 or more servers. All usernames and passwords are kept on the PDC.
*BDC (Backup Domain Controller)
These servers are the backups which take over if the PDC fails. They keep a copy of the Usernames and Passwords to validate logons incase the PDC is busy.
*Server
These servers are just ordinary servers that can join a domain but do can not replace a PDC like a BDC. These servers usually are setup to just share files or printers.
Print Server
These servers are usually assigned network printers to share and maintain.
File Servers
These servers have folders/directories shared for access by network users.
Application Servers
These servers have programs that are shared across the network to multiple computers.
*A server can only be one of these but can be any combination of file, print, and application server.
Ha, schools around here are so rich, we have like 6 rooms of computers, plus the library and office, and each one "computer lab" area has it's own 3 or 4 servers, all ocnnected in the end buy a central (?) server hosting an 8mbit DSL connection.