TO BE CLEAR....

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To clear confusions Windows 2000 System means
"Where Windows 2000/NT Servers are sole authority for authentication & authorizatoin for users, resources & computers on a Network or a sub network." It does not inculde client side systems plz note that buddy.

Is that a fact,well, in a word, no. A system is a collection of components organized for a common purpose - its quite an ambiguous term but IT DOES include client side machines, plz note that buddy
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Did you notice that tiny little word in the first line "A Windows 2000 System" !!!! Mixed/Native Mode also mention that you should have a Windows Server...




PART II :
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And more terminal servers are needed: because other computers that access a terminal server use the resources of that server including CPU, memory...everything. The client acts as a dumb terminal only with a kb & monitor. So starting few graphics demanding application on a terminal server will make it bow down on knees and scum. So even a 1Ghz with 5 users connect on Win2000 Terminal server will make it 200MHz for each user...it is wher linux & unix shine out distinctively. So more manchines are needed to distribute the load.

Pretty contradictory little statement, as far as i could tell, your point is: more terminals need more resources, so adding even more terminals should distribute the load. As an admin of citrix metaframe server i'll just say this - wrong, wrong , wrong.
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OK YOU ARE CONFUSED OVER TERMINALS AND TERMINAL SERVERS !!! I SAID ADDING MORE TERMINAL SERVERS NOT TERMINALS......YOU ARE INTEREXCHANGING TERMINALS & TERMINAL SERVERS...FOR GOD SAKE DONT DO THAT (



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Active Directory is like a big mess up !! You have to set up group policies & all that stuff is a bloody hell and maintaining is worse.

Active directory's alright, try hosting multiple domains without it, any problems you are experiencing probably lie somewhere between the keyboard and the chair.
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AS FOR A LITTLE ADVICE : TRY HOSTING A LIVE MULTIPLE DOMAINS WITH ALL STUFF YOU EXPECT....YOU WILL THROW OUT THAT "Windows 2000 Server" BOX PACK....ACTIVE DIRECTORY ONLY SOUNDS GOOD.

Note : Are you trying to pick up on me ??? I am sort of getting the feeling that why am I feeling subsidised....HELP ME !!!! I AM CONFUSED !!!! I AM SCARED !!! SOME BODY PLEASE HELP ME !!!!! HELP !!! HELP !!!! )