David McAfee
davidmcafee at gmail.com
Wed Jun 3 13:18:32 CDT 2009
yeah, I've been wanting to use one at the ex's house. When my son loses computer privelages, its easier to log in, and do it in one place, rather than on each of the computers. D On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 10:54 AM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>wrote: > WOW. I will definitely be looking at this. > > Thanks Drew! > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > Drew Wutka wrote: > > Many people think that a domain is something you only use in a company > > network environment. While domains are more common there, domains > > certainly have enough usefulness to be used at home too. > > > > Here are some situations where having a domain at home can be useful: > > > > You have more then two computers on your home domain. > > You have children accessing your home network. > > You develop for businesses that have domains. > > > > > > If you have more then two computers on your home domain, a domain > > controller can make your home network much easier to manage. > > > > Have kids that use your computers? Let's face it, computer security > > usually only keeps honest people honest. Give me a home computer you > > think you have 'secured', and I can show you how to break into it with > > full admin rights. Local access to a machine can open a lot of security > > holes. That is one of the big advantages of a domain. In a domain, > > your security is centralized, and as long as you don't give anyone > > direct access to the domain controller, security settings are all but > > impossible to get around. > > > > If you developer for a business, that uses a domain, there are a lot of > > features of Active Directory that you can use in your systems to make > > your systems more powerful/intuitive. > > > > So, let's build a domain: > > > > First, we'll start with a box running Windows 2003 server. Have this > > machine plugged into a switch, with nothing else. (we don't want any IP > > addresses to be given out, so if your 'switch' is a router with DHCP, > > turn that off). This should be a clean install of 2003, nothing extra > > added. > > > > I have posted screen shots: > > http://www.marlow.com/downloads/DCPromo1.jpg through > > http://www.marlow.com/downloads/DCPromo18.jpg (for space considerations > > I am just going to go through them with numbers, not full links: > > > > 1: Welcome Screen, click next > > 2: compatibility info, click next > > 3: Type of DC. First (default) option (DC in new domain). Click next. > > 4: Type of Domain. First (default) option, domain in a new forest, Click > > next. > > 5:Name your domain. I named my test domain AccessD.net (click next) > > 6:NetBios name, it'll assign it automatically, click next. > > 7 & 8:Default folder locations, assigned automatically, click next. > > 9:DNS, select second option (install and configure DNS), click next > > 10: permissions, select second (default) option, click next > > 11: Restore mode password, enter password twice, click next. > > 12: Summary: click next > > 13: During the setup/installation of AD, it will get to the part about > > installing DNS, and should prompt you for your 2003 CD, put it in. > > Since your network connection is connected, but not getting an address, > > it will prompt you to change the 'dynamic address' to a static one, > > click the ok, and you'll get your LAN settings window. Select TCP/IP > > and click Properties > > 14: Setup your IP address info like this. Your DC IP will be > > 192.168.0.2, and your Gateway (router) will be 192.168.0.1 > > 15: Go into your addition settings and put your domain in as the DNS > > Suffix, click Ok. > > 16: We're done (so far), click Finish. > > 17: Click Restart Now > > 18: When you click ctrl-alt-del, click options, and now you have a Logon > > to: option with your new domain. Select the domain, and log in as > > Administrator (your administrator password will be the same as the one > > you setup before setting up active directory (NOT the recovery password > > you put in, unless they happen to be the same password). > > > > Next up.... setting up DHCP and WINS. > > > > Drew > > > > The information contained in this transmission is intended only for the > person or entity > > to which it is addressed and may contain II-VI Proprietary and/or II-VI > Business > > Sensitive material. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact > the sender > > immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic > or hard copy. > > You are notified that any review, retransmission, copying, disclosure, > dissemination, > > or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this > information by persons > > or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. > > > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >