How to configure an internet domain and DNS

[catab]

I want to configure a small network, but i don't know if what's wrong...

I have 1 W2k server whit 2 network adapters. The external adapter has an IP assigned by our ISP the internal adapter has 192.168.1.1. I bought an Internet domain, let’s say

http://www.mycompany.com,

and I want my server to manage this domain. I also installed Active Directory and I have 8 workstations W2K Professional.
I have problems when I try to add another Domain Controller using dcpromo, because of a DNS problem. The error message is:

Active Directory Installation Wizard
The wizard cannot gain access to the list of domains in the forest.
This condition may be caused by a DNS lookup problem. Form information about troubleshooting common DNS lookup problems, please see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=5171.

The error is:

The RPC server is unavailable.

The DNS server is not configured for Dynamic Updates. Do I have to enable this?

Thank you.

 

[tcambridge]

Catab,

DCPROMO is looking for the domain controller for mycompany.com - it looks in DNS for that information. If it cannot find it, you'll get the error you got.

Is the first server you mentioned your Domain Controller? Is DNS running properly on it? You need to make sure you have DNS running and properly configured with your domain controller registered and forward lookup pointing to your ISP's DNS.

Good Luck!

Tim
Certified AND Qualified