Re: adding a computer to Windows Server 2003 network
Thank you. I'll check it out and get back to you.
"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
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Hello Boze,
Go to START, CONTROL PANEL, NETWORK AND SHARING CENTER, in the left pane
choose MANAGE NETWORK CONNECTIONS, rightlcick your LOCAL AREA CONNECTION,
choose properties and go to INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION4, mark it and choose
again properties. Here you can see either a fixed ip configuration or the
settings are for DHCP, obtain an IP address automatically. If AUTOMATIC
open a command prompt and type ipconfig /all. The result should be something
like this:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, September 03, 2008 7:51:28 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, September 06, 2008 7:51:26 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Also it can be that your network uses 10.x.x.x or 172.x.x.x addresses. For
DNS server it should only point to your domain DNS server which i will
assume
is your Domain controller.
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
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> No, no real knowledge about administering a domain. Will definitely
> leave any tweaking and configuring to someone who does know about
> admin and active directory.
>
> I understand the steps you gave except the client pointing to the
> domain DNS server with the nic. I know the DNS.. just not sure how
> the NIC points to it. To add to the fun the new computer is Vista
> which I've never used.
>
> Boze
>
> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ff16fb665d6c8cadbfa80fd0b99@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,
>
> Do you have any knowledge about administering a domain and Active
> directory?
>
> The clients needs to point to the domain DNS server with the NIC, then
> rightclick
> MY COMPUTER, choose properties and use the Network identification tab,
> click
> properties, go to member of and check DOMAIN, fill in the domain name,
> now
> you will be prompted for an account that is either domain
> administrator or
> an account that has the right to join computers to the domain. If you
> have
> entered the credentials it takes some time and it should pop up with
> "Welcome
> to the domain". Then you have to reboot and can logon with domain user
> accounts.
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
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>> We have a domain.
>>
>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
>> news:ff16fb665d5d8cadbf8222b47f9@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,
>>
>> Do you have workgroup or a domain? In a domain you have to add the
>> machine to the domain with and domain administrator account. In a
>> workgroup, just make sure that the workgroup name is the same.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
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>> no rights.
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>>> Can someone point me to a website or tutorial on adding a computer
>>> to
>>> a
>>> network with Windows Server 2003? One of the computers on our
>>> network
>>> has
>>> been replaced and the tech who setup our network with the server is
>>> no
>>> longer in the area. I'm hoping just adding a computer and user is
>>> straightforward enough that we can tackle it.
>>> Thanks in advance for any help
