hello, 1-- I run DCPROMO to make MY SERVER 2008 R2 A DOMAIN CONTROLLER so in the dcpromo wizard he is asking to me to enter mydomain name, my domain name external is for example www.john.net . so do I have to enter in this wizard my external domain name or my local domain name, for example john.local? because I see in dns server role you can only configure local IP addresses and not external IP addresses. because I know from sbs server 2008 you configure first local domain name in installation proces (so then I have local domain name) and then after installation you run domain name configutation wizard to configure your external domain name . so with server 2008 r2 wat I have to enter in domain name window domain.local or domain.com. also in my computer name proprties in the section of domain name wich domain name must exist local or com. 2--- do I have also to enable DHCP role in server 2008r2 because I disabled DHCP in the router? very short answers wil be enough . thanks johanh.david

Hello David, Very short answers... 1. john.local would suffice your requirement 2. Its not recommended to install/configure DHCP server role on DCs however, if you are short of resources then you can go ahead. A UNIVERSE without WINDOWS is CHAOS ! This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. About Me !!!