Re: Windows 2003 Server as Domain Controller

From: Ulf B. Simon-Weidner [MVP] (nospam2-ulf_at_usw-consulting.com)
Date: 06/12/04 

Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 02:25:05 -0700

"Esther Vasa" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1b6d901c44ff9$b661cbd0$a101280a@phx.gbl:
> I have a Windows 2003 Server virtual machine that I'm
> trying to configure as a Domain Controller to test the
> Group policies. For some reason I get a "General Network
> Error" while I try to do that. I have a Microsoft loopback
> adapter on the host machine (Windows XP Pro). The network
> setting on all the virtual machines (sever and Windows XP
> Pro ) are set to the loopback adapter. I assigned static
> IP addresses of 192.168.2.x to all the vms and the host
> machine's loopback adapter. I am actually trying to have a
> different subnet for the virtual machines as I don't want
> them on the original subnet (i.e with IP addresses of the
> order of 192.168.1.x).
>
> When I used the netdiag command from the support tools I
> get these tests failed.
> 1. NetBT Transports test failed (NERR_WkstaNotStarted)
> 2. Default gateway test failed
> 3. DNS test failed (No DNS servers are configured)
>
> Please help me to rectify this "General network error".
> Any possible reasons why this occurs. Any help is deeply
> appreciated.

Hello Esther,

I do not have any experience using the loopback adapter, but either
VMWare or VPC allows you to define if the Virtual Machines or PCs
should be running in a network with communication to the host only,
bridged to the network or NATed to the Network.

Just go in the properties of the machine and set the Network Interface
to communicate with the host only. In VPC that option is called "Local
Only", in VMWare its called "Host Only". No need to use the loopback
adapter. 

-- 
Gruesse - Sincerely,
Ulf B. Simon-Weidner

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