Re: Creating a DOMAIN Win 2000server

["paul_watkin" <paul_watkin@xxxxxxx>]

Paul,

Could you recommend an idiots guides to setting up an NT/2000 server 
as well as exchange, I am still contemplating heading this route but 
would like to know a bit more about it all before I throw myself in 
at the deep end.

Regards

Paul

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@h...>
wrote:
> >
> >paul when i create a domain
> >do i need to log each pc on my lan on to that
> >domain ?
> 
> Yes, - if you want to use any of the resources of that domain, 
(including 
> drive shares, printers, and so on...) - If you don't, you'll get a
logon 
> prompt whenever to try to access any of the resources on the 
server...
> 
> What you should do is if the client machines are running NT/W2K/XP,
you 
> should make those machines members of the domain, which will create
machine 
> accounts for them in the NT security database. This varies 
depending on the 
> client, - in XP it is under "My Computer > Properties >
Machine 
name tab..." 
> under NT4 it's under "Control Panel > Network >
Identification tab"
> 
> Win9X machines do not participate in NT domains, but you should 
change the 
> "workgroup" name to be the same as your NT domain name to
ensure 
that those 
> clients see the proper browse list...
> 
> 
> >my username used to be just administrator
> >but now it is aashram.domain.com
> 
> 
> If you go into the details on the logon box you should be able to 
enter the 
> domain name into it's own box, then you don't *have* to use the
DNS-
style 
> logon name.
> 
> You can still do so if you wish though, - when you have the full 
view of the 
> logon dialog showing the "domain" box, - it will grey out as
soon 
as you 
> enter a dot (or is it an "at"???) into the username
box...
> 
> Paul G.

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