What would happen if a User computer has the same 'Comptuer Name' as the Server on a network ??

Ya, so today I was going to log into a computer across the city, and I asked the user to check their Computer Name via the My Comptuer properties..........





When she told me I was thinking "WtF ?" Turns out the comptuer name was the same as the name of one of our servers. This computer was just returned from some crappy PC repair shop and we think they might have changed it or something, but nothing catastropic has happened yet....i just told her to disconnect it.





I know bad things happen when 2 comp's have the same name.....but what about a server and a comp ? im sure its not good..
What would happen if a User computer has the same 'Comptuer Name' as the Server on a network ??
Just means you're going to have some DNS issues.





Chances are, there are static DNS entries already in place for the servers.





If you're not IT, call IT.





If you are IT, just have to change the name of the computer. The computer is obviously not part of a domain, because theres no way they both could be members. Then just delete the DNS record that her computer had with the bad name.
What would happen if a User computer has the same 'Comptuer Name' as the Server on a network ??
Same computer name is not a big deal. It cannot have the same IP address or you will have an address conflict.
Reply:its joust normal the omportant thing is the IP address and thay cant be the same in the network








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