Network Setup

[bookser]

I am trying to figure out the best way to set up my Network.
Here's what I got.

1 server running Win2k server
20 Workstations running WinXP Pro.
Block of 25 Static IPs provided by ISP
DSL Router
1 24 port 10/100 Switch.

I would like to setup a small domain within my office. I would like to be able to share files, printers and develop a backup plan.

I have been having problems joining the XP machines to the Domain. I get an ABC domain does not exist. The server has been configured as a DNS server. Forward lookup zones are set to the Primary and Secondary DNS servers given to me by my ISP. The primary DNS server for the workstations is configured to use the internal DNS server. But, the server and workstations are still not seeing each other. Can anyone help me with this issue?

I am also having problems setting the DHCP scope. I am running a WIN2K server on my LAN. I have a block of 25 IP addresses provide by my ISP. The server was given the first IP in this block x.x.x.162. When I go into the Scope properties to set the DHCP scope of x.x.x.163 (Start) to x.x.x.187 (End, I get the following error. The specific range either overlaps an existing range or in not valid. Why am I getting this error?

Thanks

 

[Stevehewitt]

Geese!

OK, lets start from scratch. You have 25 IP's from your ISP yet you are trying to create an internal network with your server being the DHCP, DNS and Active Directory server?

Sounds OK, but why on earth do you need 25 IP's from your ISP? Unless of course you didn't mention you are having each client access the internet using its own line and using its own modem!
If you have 1 DSL router with NAT (Network Address Translation) then you only need 1 IP, and you can get your clients to go through the network to the router, where the router will translate it as coming from the IP address your ISP has allocated you.

Secondly, you can safely say your IP's for Internal addresses in TT. Mine is 192.168.0.100 - 192.168.0.255 for the network I am on now. The only thing you shouldn't really mention is the IP of your device that is connecting to the Internet (Router).

Thirdly, if your ISP is give you IP's that don't start with 192.168.0.* then DHCP won't work.

And you DNS problem: The client should be setup so that the DNS server is you server, with no secondary. The gateway should be the router (or the server if the router is attached to the server using a second NIC) and your DNS forwarders should be your ISP's DNS servers.

Post back, and Good Luck,


Steve Hewitt
MCP, MCSA, LEARNING! ;-)