Re: How to setup a local domain on a home network

From: none (none_at_none.com)
Date: 06/20/04 

Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:57:49 GMT

Most Active Directory issues end up being DNS. Start there. Also most of the
error messages you get are almost always found using Google or Microsoft
Knowledge base.

"fu manchu" <leondobr@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:2th9d09v1i525tedc03hhsouav920rf2ii@4ax.com...
> Yes, I followed the steps on World of Windows Networking
> http://www.wown.com/ and got the Windows 2000 Server set up for Active
> Directory and created a domain, no problem, named 'home.com'. But it
> takes awhile to boot and I get lots of nasty error messages from my
> ISP in the Event log.
>
> The problem is that I want this to be strictly local. I don't want to
> bug anyone else with my little test domain (but I still want to keep
> my internet DSL connection on).
>
> On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 17:46:47 -0400, "Richard G. Harper"
> <rgharper@email.com> wrote:
>
> >In order to have a domain you must first have a domain controller. This
is
> >a Windows Server 2000 or 2003 computer (though in a pinch you can use a
> >Windows NT Server, it just won't be as easy to maintain) that is
> >specifically configured to serve as a domain controller. Without one you
> >cannot create a domain.
>

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