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Beginner 2000 Server setup troubles

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mrzed

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I am trying to setup 2000 server and getting troubles with active directory setup.

This is for a small organiztion with a low budget, and I'm as close as it gets to IT staff, but I have no real experience, so I apologize if it all seems very obvious.

It is strictly a DNS server for a local domain that we are setting up.

I have configured tcp/ip under the control panel to 161.107.64.x
subnet 255.255.0.0

When I go to setup as a domain controller (using active directory seup wizard) I setup domain as name.local

Netbios name as name0

The DNS server setup wizard starts, I put all the same info in, and I end up with error message "the network location cannot be reached" ending the active directory setup.

I managed to get the server at our other site setup OK, and I think most of the settings are teh same, but that was a month ago, and now I'm not sure if I'm missing something. Any ideas?

Do I need to set a gateway? I don't remember doing that for the other server.
 
Is your dns server physically hooked up already with the rest of the network?
I'm assuming you have another server already in the network providing other services?

If you do have another server already up on the network, make sure your new computer is physically attached to the network.
Do the configure server wizard, not the active directory wizard.
click on one or more servers are already running in my network, then click next. Close the the configure your server wizard.
Go to system properties on the Network Identification tab and click properties.
In the Identification Changes dialog box, under Member of, select Domain. In the Domain box type in your domain.
You have to enter your credentials here too.
You should get a message indicating that you were successful in joining the domain. Reboot.
 
Also read the setting up a server in the help files. they really do help.
Microsoft's support will also be glad to help you.
 
Then make sure the server isn't connected to the network.
i suggest you take out all tcp/ip configurations you have made
run the server setup wizard and mark this is the only server on the network
this will set up DNS,DCHP,and Active Directory.
But definately don't try to configure any network settings before hand.
 
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