nt 4.0

[islandman]

i want to install nt 4.0 in my house. i have two computers networked, do i need both pdc and bdc. I just want one pc for a server and another for a workstation.so i can practice using nt 4.0 admin tools on a workstation. can any one help me

[mosquito]

If you want to practice domain administration, install one machine as PDC (Primary Domain controller running NT Server), the other one as client (NT Workstation.)

In a domain with a lot of pc's you want a BDC (Backup domain controller running NT Server) for failover when the PDC is crashed or under a heavy load.

[Omletteboy]

As mosquito mentioned BDC is for backup and you can promote it to PDC if PDC is down. So NT server on one computer and NT WKS on other.