Windows Server 2008 Question?
Hi I Recently download windows server 2008 standard edition trial, However In setting up the server and active directory I am confused which IP address to use. I am using this for each user of the computers at my home for network logins and server storage But i dont know what IP address to use or THE "TC/IP". Does someone know how to do this and what IP address I should use?
August 3rd, 2012 3:03pm

When setting up a domain controller, its fairly important to use a Static IP Address. It depends on how your network is setup... Typically Home Networks use 192.168.0.0 Networks. These are called Class C networks, the important thing about implementing a network infrastructure is that you control all parts of the setup, including the basic network itself. The IP address can be whatever you want it to be... just use one from the non-routeable private network classes, A, B, or C. I can tell you're new to this from your level of knowledge on the subject... I recommend reviewing this video at TrainSignal Training.com http://www.trainsignal.com/blog/videos/ip-addressing Best Regards, Steve Kline Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Application Platform, Windows 7 Microsoft Certified Product Specialist & Network Product Specialist Red Hat Certified System Administrator Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2011 This posting is "as is" without warranties and confers no rights.
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August 3rd, 2012 3:18pm

Would that be the IP of the server too?
August 4th, 2012 2:18am

and i go through comcast as my ISP,
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August 4th, 2012 2:19am

Essentially you can pick any Class C address and set it as a static address for your server. I normally go with 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 when I configure a server. This address will be a local/private IP - the address that your router gets from Comcast isn't really a factor as it will be a public address. Your router will have it's own local IP (gateway address) so make sure you don't use the same address for your server else you will have a conflict.
August 4th, 2012 5:00am

Essentially you can pick any Class C address and set it as a static address for your server. I normally go with 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 when I configure a server. This address will be a local/private IP - the address that your router gets from Comcast isn't really a factor as it will be a public address.
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August 4th, 2012 5:05am

Would that be the IP of the server too? What you are referring to is an IP Address Schema and the video covers Schemas if I'm not mistaken. Ideally, you think of a way you want to delegate blocks of your internal private IP addresses. So... example. Network 192.168.50.1/24... You want to specify a certain block range for your servers... So say for example, 192.168.50.1/24 thru 192.168.50.30 can be reserved for your servers. 192.168.50.31-50 are reserved for your Network Printers... and then you want your clients to receive IP Addresses from 192.168.50.51-200. THen reserve 200-254 for Network Devices like network attached storage, switches, routers, etc... These can also be subnetted but just a simple explaination for now. Hope that helps.Steve Kline Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Application Platform, Windows 7 Microsoft Certified Product Specialist & Network Product Specialist Red Hat Certified System Administrator Microsoft® Community Contributor Award 2011 All opinions expressed on my own behalf and not that of my company. This posting is "as is" without warranties and confers no rights.
August 4th, 2012 1:15pm

So then it shouldnt interferer with my wireless internet right?
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August 4th, 2012 7:11pm

That's right. Although check that the address you pick isn't the same local address as your router - the router's IP will be your gateway address so check that first. Even if you router's address is something like 192.168.1.1 you could use 192.168.1.2 for your server.
August 5th, 2012 10:18am

When I set up the active directory domain service it automatically set an ip address for me. and it didnt interfere with nothing but one problem i'm having is How to get my client computers ready for the server. Like I have two windows home 7 premium and one windows vista home and I have a virtual machine with Windows XP Pro.
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August 5th, 2012 3:12pm

You can't connect Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows Vista Home to a domain - you'll need the Pro version of Windows 7 and Ultimate/Business version of Vista for this. XP Pro will join the domain fine via My Computer Properties - Computer Name tab, click Change and enter the domain information.
August 5th, 2012 3:42pm

ok everything works great!!! Ok, I wanna have each user have their own network storage drive. How Do I go about with that?
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August 5th, 2012 4:23pm

ok everything works great!!! Ok, I wanna have each user have their own network storage drive. How Do I go about with that? Garrett, Regarding joining the domain and domain readiness. Your DHCP Settings on your router must point DNS Lookups to your server and your server must have Forward Lookups to your ISPs DNS Servers. One thing I want to make sure you are aware of is that all of this will become undone when your trial expires. If you are using a TechNet Version, please also adhere to the Terms of Use defined in your TechNet Agreement. As far as establishing Network Storage drives, you will need to setup Group Policy objects to automatically Map user drives to an NTFS/CIFS Share on your server. Otherwise, you could simply use Net use commands to map a drive to a network share. net use [drive letter]: \\server\share /u:domain\login password example: net use m: \\server01\music /u:domain.local\Garrett P@ssw0rd I hope this response is helpful to your solution. Please reserve other questions to the appropriate forums to ask for detailed instructions. Here is a list of Windows Server forums and support threads. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsserver You can also use the TechNet Library for assistance with setting up these features on your server. Best Regards, Steve Kline Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Application Platform, Windows 7 Microsoft Certified Product Specialist & Network Product Specialist Red Hat Certified System Administrator Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2011 All opinions expressed on my own behalf and not that of my company. This posting is "as is" without warranties and confers no rights.
August 6th, 2012 11:50am

The domain works correctly. Can you point me in the right direction for user drives?
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August 6th, 2012 3:38pm

The domain works correctly. Can you point me in the right direction for user drives? Configure a Mapped Drive Item (technet library link) Open Group Policy Management Console(GPMC) from Start Menu > Administrative Tools. Under GPMC, create a new Group Policy Object under the folder Group Policy Objects in your domain by right clicking on that folder and Select "New" Expand "User Configuration" > "Preferences" > "Windows Settings" > "Drive Maps" Create a drive map for your users. These will not automatically populate on your share. You must create the shares for them to map correctly or you will get Group Policy failures for your end users when they login. Also the above steps I mentioned in the previous post are how to do them manually. Add a Home Folder to a Profile (technet library link) In Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) also found in Administrative Tools from the start menu, you can redirect their home folder. You can change their local path, or you can create them a new path on a file share. Right-click on the user object in ADUC and open Properties. You will find these under the "Home Folder" group box, located on the "Profile" tab. Further instructions and help can be located ont he links attached to the head of each section here. I hope that helps answer your questions. Best Regards, Steve Kline Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Application Platform, Windows 7 Microsoft Certified Product Specialist & Network Product Specialist Red Hat Certified System Administrator Microsoft® Community Contributor Award 2011 All opinions expressed on my own behalf and not that of my company. This posting is "as is" without warranties and confers no rights.
August 6th, 2012 3:57pm

How are things going?
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August 31st, 2012 4:48am

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