Just Installed: What Network Resource it is Looking For?

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I have just installed Windows 2000 Server and SP4 on an old server
which had been completely reformatted. (SP2 in the same box as Windows
2000 wouldn't install, claiming to be a different version: what's that
about, when it's in the same box? But downloaded SP4 installed OK.)

Then I get the screen about configuring it, and I want it to be the
only server on a new domain I am creating. It isn't connected to
anything else yet. It's only going to be visible locally, so I call it
<organisationname>SERVER and .local.

But this fails, telling me the network resource is not available? What
network resource could this be referring to?

I am completely at a dead end with this. I want to make it the only
server, and domain controller, on a domain which won't exist until I
configure this server, but it's looking for something on a network.

Any suggestions gratefully received.
 
IIRC you must have a functioning and connected network interface to make it
a DC.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

|I have just installed Windows 2000 Server and SP4 on an old server
| which had been completely reformatted. (SP2 in the same box as Windows
| 2000 wouldn't install, claiming to be a different version: what's that
| about, when it's in the same box? But downloaded SP4 installed OK.)
|
| Then I get the screen about configuring it, and I want it to be the
| only server on a new domain I am creating. It isn't connected to
| anything else yet. It's only going to be visible locally, so I call it
| <organisationname>SERVER and .local.
|
| But this fails, telling me the network resource is not available? What
| network resource could this be referring to?
|
| I am completely at a dead end with this. I want to make it the only
| server, and domain controller, on a domain which won't exist until I
| configure this server, but it's looking for something on a network.
|
| Any suggestions gratefully received.
|
 
Dave said:
IIRC you must have a functioning and connected network interface to make it
a DC.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
Click to expand...


Ah, if that's all it is ... I was hesitating to plug it into anything
before everything I want to plug it into has been suitably disinfected.
Would just a hub/switch do, with no other PCs attached?

Otherwise I need a suitably scrubbed PC before I can proceed.
 
Or don't do the promo till you have applied.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| Ah, if that's all it is ... I was hesitating to plug it into anything
| before everything I want to plug it into has been suitably disinfected.
| Would just a hub/switch do, with no other PCs attached?
|
| Otherwise I need a suitably scrubbed PC before I can proceed.
 
Dave said:
Or don't do the promo till you have applied.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
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Thanks. I'd already installed SP4, but I wouldn't have found those
updates without first connecting it to the Internet, which I'd rather
not do too soon. I'll download these and transport them to the server
by disk/CD.
 
Yepper, good move.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| Thanks. I'd already installed SP4, but I wouldn't have found those
| updates without first connecting it to the Internet, which I'd rather
| not do too soon. I'll download these and transport them to the server
| by disk/CD.
|
 
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Dave said:
IIRC you must have a functioning and connected network interface to
make it a DC.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
Click to expand...


Ah, if that's all it is ... I was hesitating to plug it into anything
before everything I want to plug it into has been suitably
disinfected. Would just a hub/switch do, with no other PCs attached?
Click to expand...

Yep. That would work fine. Annoying, innit?
 
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