Re: w2k3 sbs - dcpromo down-promote to workgroup problem

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Thank you Eriq. I'll think about this and have a look at your reference...
of course SBS did default to a * .local * domain name...
If I do set it up like this will a *guest* be able to easily access the
internet through my wireless router (when I provide the wireless router
network password to them)?

"Eriq Neale" wrote:

> Nope, SBS *must* run AD and *must* be the AD root server in the domain.
> From what you describe below, i does seem (at least on the surface)
> that SBS should be a good product for you.
>
> At this point, I'd suggest wiping the server and reinstalling SBS and
> let it go through the setup as it expects to. Then join the
> workstations to the domain using http://server/connectcomputer. Then
> follow the information at
> http://simultaneouspancakes.com/Lessons/archives/mac/index.shtml to
> configure the serve and the Macs to talk to each other (the biggest
> step here is giving your internal domain a name that does NOT end in
> ".local" but .lan or .office or something of the sort). Adn, of course,
> post here if you have questions along the way...
>
> HTH...
>
> -Eriq
>
> On 2005-05-13 06:18:05 -0500, "=?Utf-8?B?YWxhbjI3OA==?="
> <alan278@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>
> > Thanks for the response - I thought I might get that suggestion!
> > I have maybe 6 or so other WXP pro and home machines plus more
> > wirelessd "guests" now and then... and MACs connecting wirelessly as
> > well and I'd like them to be able to "share" the data on the machine
> > running the server OS. Server machine also serves up web pages and ftp
> > site...
> >
> > It seemed from what I read that w2k3 SBS could be downgraded to (or
> > installed as) a workgroup machine...
> >
> > "Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS M" wrote:
> >
> >> Hmmm. How about another angle? Join the workstations to the domain ;-).
> >>
> >> SBS must be a DC, there is no workaround. You might have the wrong
> >> product with SBS, or you might have exactly the right product. How many
> >> users/computers do you have now, what OS's, any other servers?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
> >> -----------------------------------------------------------
> >> SBS Rocks !
> >>
> >>
> >> "alan278" <alan278@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:D91D3B9C-9C70-4D94-980B-A7D5BA34914F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> <<cross posted in win xp forum>>
> >>>
> >>> Installed windows 2003 server (small bus) on a new machine in my workgroup
> >>> (no-domain) network. Unfortunately set it up as a domain controller.
> >>>
> >>> Tried down-promoting it via dcpromo... had various problems latest being
> >>> that it can't delete active directory because domain has a *child directory
> >>> partition*...
> >>>
> >>> how to delete the child directory partition??
> >>>
> >>> I find that the server machine has problems finding one of the workgroup
> >>> machines (used browstat confirmed that the server sees itself as the master
> >>> but workgroup machines see one of the workgroups as master)...
> >>>
> >>> I also find that access to/from the server machine is extremely slow...
> >>> (especially
> >>> establishing the access)
> >>>
> >>> I am hoping that down-promoting the w2k3 server machine to a workgroup
> >>> machine will help these network connection issues...
> >>>
> >>> Or I could wipe it and reinstall more carefully setting it up as a workgroup
> >>> machine.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance for your help/ideas etc
>
>
> --
> Eriq Neale - MCSE, MCSA Messaging, MCP Small/Medium Business, Mac Guru
> EON Consulting - www.eonconsulting.net
> Need additional IT insight? E-mail "support at eonconsulting dot net"
>
>
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