Setting up a domain

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Suezy Dove

Hi all,

Please excuse my ignorance, trying to learn how to use win 2k server from a
trial educational issue. I know just about enough of this stuff to make a
nice big mess :-)

What I would like to do is setup one of my computers with server 2k on it
and network my other 3 computers.
What I dont understand is if I do not have a registered domain name and IP
address, can I still do this using just my cable connection ( IP stays the
same but is not static) and imitating a true network so I can play with
active directory, logon scripts and such for my client machines ?

I have the OS installed ( It is temporarily just a client of an XP machine),
but now not sure what other components I need to configue, install or enable
services etc .. I would also like to be able to look at IIS later if I get
the time in the 120 days.

Most of the reading I have done so far talks about setting up you domain
first and thats where I get lost ..

I would appreciate any advice,

thanking you all

Suezy
 
A domain does not need an external IP address to operate. In fact, those of
us who do operate domains work especially hard to ensure that the domain is
NOT visible to the Internet. I would suggest that you do some research at
the TechNet and MSDN web sites before you start.

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keep reading. but one thing, you may have confused domain and domain. a
'windows nt/2k/2k3 domain' is different than an 'internet domain name'. the
windows domain is how windows controls security and sharing of resources on
a lan. an internet domain name is that name you can buy that ends in .com,
..net, .org, etc and is only used as a friendly name for the external ip
address for your computer or boundry router. you do not want your windows
domain controller to have the external ip address if you can at all help it,
let a router with firewall do that and keep your windows domain on the lan
isolated as much as possible.
 
In addition to the other posts (regarding your AD domain as opposed to your
registered public domain name for web/mail), you should get a cheap &
cheerful internet router/firewall that does NAT. You can pick up a NetGear
FR114P for about $80 US, but there are tons of other ones out there.
 
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