Hi Everyone I need advice desperately. I am trying to setup a test environment for a SBS 2003 domain. My issue: We currently work in a Workgroup environment. Setup: Internet > Netgear DG834GT ROUTER > Switch > XP Machine that acts as server (with mapped drives) > client PCs with mapped drives to 'XPs server', printer IP Setup: Router - 192.168.0.1 All client gets IP through DHCP enabled on the router. I already installed SBS 2003 on a spare machine plus I have one client (XP Pro) machine. I gave the server static IP (192.168.0.19) and reserved it on the router. How do I create the SBS domain without interfering with the current Workgroup plus join the one client PC to the SBS server? The issue I have is that the SBS server is up and running and can connect to the internet by going through the router (IP 192.168.0.1). I've created a user on the server (according to my knowledge so it might be wrong) bu when I run the http://Servername/ConnectComputer on the client it can't fine the Domain Controller. Thanks in advance

You have to setup the DC with DNS and have the client you wish to join to the domain pointing at the DC for it's DNS. The DNS on the server itself should be forwarded to your ISP's DNS servers. The client gateway should point at the router if you want it to access the internet.

this is because your router isn't telling the workstation where it shoiuld be looking via dns to find the server. The workstation has the dns from the internet which has no knowledge of your SBS. At the workstation do a static ip assignment and put the SBS's ip as the dns entry. Usually you join a pc to the domain via System Properties and the computer name tab Imagine the power if you knew how to internet search

Hi guys Thnaks very much. Your advice is very much appreciated. I;ve managed to create a few users and connect the computer to the Domain. They all log in as well. Do you have any resources for SBS 2003 or would you just advise buying a book and going through it all? Again, thanks.

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