Can i use Win2k Professional asa domain controller?

[thrufu]

Hi PPl

I want to use Windows 2000 Professional as a Domain Controller, is it possible ? Do i have to get the server version ?
Is there any possibility for me to tweak windows 2000 professional and make him do that ?
Is there other software that i can put on top of the professional version for creating a domain ??

Thanks PPL. I will apprecite your feedback

 

[Bluga]

get the server version

 

[mattbta]

Nope...gotta get the server version, because you have to set up Active Directory to make it a domain controller. Pro doesn't have ADS on it.

ADS is way cool though. Good central user/computer manager.

 

[thrufu]

Im a teacher and the school bought win200 professional. What i want to di is to connect 16 student computers to 1 server. i want to share the harddisk of the server and make profiles for every student. For now, we dont have the budget to buy the server version. its much more expensive !
So i want to seee if there is a workaround

Thanks

 

[Hoober]

2000 Professional will only support 10 simultaneous connections to any share on the computer. For 10 or more you're going to have to use server. Or some other operating system....

 

[ktwebb]

Certainly better if it is dedicated, but you can use Pro as a simple file server in a workgroup environment easily. Just setup user names on the box, create shares, etc....

 

[vi edit]

First off, unless Microsoft changed things from NT 4.0, you can only have 10 concurrent connections at any given time on a 2000 pro box. To get unlimitted connections, you need to bump up to server.

Second, as others have said, 2000 pro doesn't have the directory services to run a domain.

 

[Saltin]

Microsoft offer discounts to educational facilities. Look into it.
2k Pro will only handle 10 conccurent connections, no if's and's or but's about it.

 

[ktwebb]

Yep, no argument here. With 16 students, used as a file server, it might still work. Just depends on your needs. Would more than 10 students be saving data at the same time etc....

 

[thrufu]

Thanks for your feedback !!!

Perhaps i will share folders for each student and put passwords on it !

But limiting the size of hard disk for each folder is out of the question, isnt it ??

 

[Nothinman]

ADS is way cool though. Good central user/computer manager.

It should be cool, it's practically a direct copy of NDS (minus the fact that AD is still a flat namespace).

But limiting the size of hard disk for each folder is out of the question, isnt it ??

Win2K has quota support, not sure how well it works though.

 

[thrufu]

And how can i configure the "quota" ??

 

[ktwebb]

www.swynk.com/windows/quotas.asp

 

[thrufu]

I've tryed to do that, but i think it doesnt work on win98 computer names

the quotas management didnt recognize it as a valid user !

Perhaps with other software i can manage that

 

[Hoober]

You have to set up the quotas with the usernames, not the computer names. Is that how you did it?

 

[thrufu]

And how can i associate the computer names of the win98 network to each user in win2k ??

What must i do ??

I want to do: One student, XX MB in the server. the size will be equal to all students !!

 

[ktwebb]

You dont. You use User names as mentioned. The student will need to logon to the 9X machine with the user name that you setup on the 2K machine.

 

[thrufu]

Ok, i got it !!!!!


Thank You Very much !!!!!

 

[thrufu]

Anyone knows the name of a program that can block disk access in a win98 computer ?? Preferentially a cheap freeware/shareware program ?

 

[Hoober]

Block disk access? As to blocking it for certain users? I don't know of one, but that doesn't mean a whole lot.

 

[Woodie]

Trying to secure a Win98 computer??? LOL!

There are some programs out there which purport to help, but as long as you're talking about a CLIENT, where the user has physical access to the PC, it's next to impossible. On an MS OS--it is *that* close to impossible.

W2K/NT you have a prayer at doing it. Win9x = No Way.

--Woodie