Setting up network and domain

[Guest]

I have received great feedback from several people regarding setting up a
home network - Thanks!

I have the following devices:

1 wireless router
1 windows 2003 server machine w/ 1 nic

my router is my gateway/firewall
my server will be my domain controller
I will run DNS and DHCP on my domain controller

Is this all fine and dandy?

When I set up DHCP will I use the private address of my router as the
gateway for my machines?

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Yes and Yes. All your clients and your server should point to the router as
default gateway. Also, when you set up DNS on the server you will want to
configure forwarders to point to your ISP's DNS server.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323380

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[Phillip Windell]

I have received great feedback from several people regarding setting up a
home network - Thanks!

I have the following devices:

1 wireless router
1 windows 2003 server machine w/ 1 nic

my router is my gateway/firewall
my server will be my domain controller
I will run DNS and DHCP on my domain controller

Is this all fine and dandy?

Fine and Dandy. Just don't forget to keep the DHCP on the NAT Device
disabled. You don't want the grief of two conflicting DHCP serivces running
on the same network segment.

When I set up DHCP will I use the private address of my router as the
gateway for my machines?

That is correct.

 

[Guest]

Guys thanks for the direction. As far as setting up DNS - when installing AD
I will setup my domain controller as the DNS server, but that will only be
for my intranet correct? Anything outside my domain should get forwarded to
the DNS server of my service provider? Am I even close?

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

That is exactly right - that's why you configure forwarders on your DC/DNS
server.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP