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The thread discusses the challenge of managing two servers with the same NetBIOS name on a single LAN during a de-merger. The original poster seeks advice on whether segmenting the servers into different VLANs is a good solution. A responder clarifies that having duplicate computer names on the same LAN causes conflicts and suggests that using separate VLANs can resolve NetBIOS name issues, but DNS name conflicts may still pose problems.
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I am involved in a project that will de-merge two companies.
At one point a new server with the same netbios name etc must exist on the same lan as the existing one.

It has been suggested that I separate these two devices by placing the new server on a different VLAN.

I am looking for peoples recomendations.
 

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Neemobeer
You can't have two computers on the same LAN segment with the same name, Windows will complain about it not to mention you don't know which will reply to network traffic. Putting them on different LANs or vLANS will solve for the Netbios name, but DNS name you'll still have a problem if they share a DNS name as well.
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You can't have two computers on the same LAN segment with the same name, Windows will complain about it not to mention you don't know which will reply to network traffic. Putting them on different LANs or vLANS will solve for the Netbios name, but DNS name you'll still have a problem if they share a DNS name as well.
 
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