setting up a local domain

[Guest]

I am trying to set up a local domain to be called 'ouroffice.local'.

We are in a satellite office connected to our main office via a VPN. Our
network IP addressing is 10.0.0.x.

We access an accounting server over the VPN using terminal emulation
software from 4 of our 14 workgroup computers. The accounting server is in a
different IP network using 192.168.1.x.

Our network is a workgroup environment. The main office is a domain
environment.

Recently, we found a need to set up a Windows 2000 Server as a domain
controller with AD on our side of the VPN to demonstrate a document
management package. However, we don't need to be part of the domain of the
main office. I was planning on setting up a Windows 2000 Server with 2 client
computers.

Is this possible?

Thanks for your input.

M

 

[Guest]

Hi M,
Sure you can. You can isolate the 2 clients and Dc on there own little
network (simple method), or setup the new AD DC on your network as you state
(simple as well). If on your present network both domains will see each other
but if you don't setup trust relationships they won't speak to each other.

Hope that helps.
Mark.

 

[Guest]

Yes, thanks for your input, Mark.

Hi M,
Sure you can. You can isolate the 2 clients and Dc on there own little
network (simple method), or setup the new AD DC on your network as you state
(simple as well). If on your present network both domains will see each other
but if you don't setup trust relationships they won't speak to each other.

Hope that helps.
Mark.

 

[Phillip Windell]

Use "ouroffice.loc" instead. Keep the Top Level Domain of the FQDN limited
to three characters,...inspite of any complaining that Windows Server might
do. Other non-Windows OS's will not interact properly with the Windows
Domain if the TLD is ".local"

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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
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