NT workstation in your SBS Domain?

Well it's few and far between anymore but there are still believe it or not some NT workstation 4 computers out there that clients would like to have access to the SBS domain and server. A client of ours does AutoCad drawings with an old digitizer that is only supported under NT currently. I know the other ramifications but when you can do a drawing in minutes compared to longer then a client is definitely going to hold on to these quickly growing archaic items.

By default NT 4 is not a supported OS in a Windows 2003 Server domain. However there are a couple of workarounds. I had to dig it up again and thought I'd share the info.

First off search the SBS help on the Server for earlier Windows versions for things you should run through and specifically configuring client computers.

Then install the DSCLIENT utility for the NT workstation. Haven't heard of it? Well it is kind of hidden on the SBS CD's. For 95/98 and NT stations it's a good thing to install it on all these workstations. Go to SBS CD3 and then \SBSSUPPORT\ADCLIENT. Run the dsclient.exe.

Next you'll probably have to do what's in KB 811497. SMB Signing needs to be changed to allow authentication of that NT4 Workstation into the Domain.

There you go. It should work. Remember that it does take a little time after the SBS Server is reset with the SMB Signing for it to start working so go get a coffee and then come back and login to the Server.