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Windows Server 2003: Active Directory Setup Guide Needed

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if your starting over, install Windows Server 2003. apply SP1 and get all the updates from the Window Update site before proceeding in creating your Domain Controller [DC]. If your creating this domain controller as a test network to learn Active Directory services, choose a Class C addressing scheme for your server NIC. A suggestion would be to use 192.168.1.1 as the server address, subnet mask 255.255.255.0. When you setup DHCP, the address pool would be 192.168.1.2 - 253 subnet mask 255.255.255.0. that gives you 252 hosts [or workstations which can get addresses]. note: you do not have to install DHCP for Active Directory to work or function nor is it a basic configuration requirement. you can install DHCP after the server becomes a DC.

once your server has basic configurations completed, you can dcpromo promote it to a domain controller.

here's a Technet link on how to create a DC on a Windows 2003 server using dcpromo promote and the Active Directory wizard.

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/f/?en/library/87e58caa-b7f1-4c72-9c5c-b478aa53fc361033.mspx

In choosing a domain name to use, I recommend using the .local extension rather than the public .com/net/org.
Posted: 01/31/2007 @ 08:36 PM (PST)  (edited 01/31/2007 @ 09:18 PM (PST))
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Windows Server 2003: Active Directory Setup Guide Neededmandocia@... | 01/31/2007 @ 06:31 PM (PST)
dude...mike@... | 01/31/2007 @ 07:18 PM (PST)
ohmike@... | 01/31/2007 @ 07:27 PM (PST)
Reinstallmandocia@... | 01/31/2007 @ 07:50 PM (PST)
shouldn't be client computersCG IT | 01/31/2007 @ 08:24 PM (PST)
dcpromo promoteCG IT | 01/31/2007 @ 08:36 PM (PST)
add workstations to a domainCG IT | 01/31/2007 @ 08:44 PM (PST)
DHCPCG IT | 01/31/2007 @ 08:55 PM (PST)
Same error as beforemandocia@... | 01/31/2007 @ 09:28 PM (PST)
whats the error code #CG IT | 01/31/2007 @ 09:38 PM (PST)
Error Code Not Givenmandocia@... | 01/31/2007 @ 09:49 PM (PST)
these are the only answers I could findCG IT | 01/31/2007 @ 11:11 PM (PST)
New Problemmandocia@... | 02/01/2007 @ 01:19 AM (PST)
where are youg getting DNS errors?CG IT | 02/01/2007 @ 08:10 AM (PST)
DNS errorsmandocia@... | 02/01/2007 @ 11:27 AM (PST)
nslookupCG IT | 02/01/2007 @ 12:08 PM (PST)
Reverse Lookup Zone Problemmandocia@... | 02/01/2007 @ 12:50 PM (PST)
don't necessarily need a reverse lookup zoneCG IT | 02/01/2007 @ 12:57 PM (PST)
Stumpedmandocia@... | 02/01/2007 @ 01:11 PM (PST)
nah eval will work up to the specified timeCG IT | 02/01/2007 @ 01:31 PM (PST)
EveryoneJacky Howe | 02/01/2007 @ 01:26 PM (PST)
All I can say is...VirginiaBeachBum | 02/01/2007 @ 02:01 PM (PST)
Solution Foundmandocia@... | 02/01/2007 @ 10:42 PM (PST)
Been there Done thatmgibbs@... | 10/11/2007 @ 06:29 AM (PDT)
Can't login after promoting DHCP Server to ACtive Directory using DCPROMOasim.zafir@... | 05/27/2009 @ 05:33 PM (PDT)

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