Spaces Not Allowed in a NetBIOS Computer Name

ID: Q204032

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SUMMARY

Although spaces are allowed in NetBIOS computer names in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, spaces are not allowed in NetBIOS computer names in Windows 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

This change was made to prevent customers from choosing a NetBIOS computer name that is an invalid DNS name.

For information about valid NetBIOS computer names, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q188997 Microsoft NetBIOS Computer Naming Conventions

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kbnetwork
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo