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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Okay, you need to setup Active Directory.
Honestly, the best method would be to use the Windows' help file. It will
tell you what you need to do. Once you have Active Directory (or AD)
setup, you can create Domain users and groups. You can also setup login
scripts (along with a ton of other things) for each user/group, so that when a
user logs onto your network, no matter what machine they are on, they get their
exact settings.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You'll also want to setup roaming profiles, but I
personally have never done that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As far as setting up a domain, it has nothing to do
with your internet connection, just an FYI.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Drew</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=artful@rogers.com href="mailto:artful@rogers.com">Arthur Fuller</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=dba-tech@databaseadvisors.com
href="mailto:dba-tech@databaseadvisors.com">'Discussion of Hardware and
Software issues'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 04, 2003 6:10
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [dba-Tech] XP net
management</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=042404822-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It's
running Windows 2000 Advanced Server. It has 2 CPUs and a bunch of RAM and
RAID 5 drives. There are substantially faster boxes out there but it is a
server. It's connected to a switch which is also connected to two boxes; the
switch is connected to my LinkSys router which is connected to the cable modem
and two other boxes. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=042404822-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=042404822-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
managed to get a few more visible directories today, but I don't like the way
that I'm going about it. There is sure to be a much smarter way to configure
everything the way I want!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=042404822-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=042404822-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'm
so ignorant of this stuff that I don't even know the difference between a
domain and a workgroup. I set up a workgroup. I thought to have a domain you
needed a web address. I only have a slippery IP; most of the time it stays the
same but every once in a while it changes.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=042404822-04082003>So what should I change? Step by step, please. I'm a
virgin :-)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=042404822-04082003></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=042404822-04082003>Arthur</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
dba-tech-bounces@databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces@databaseadvisors.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Drew
Wutka<BR><B>Sent:</B> August 4, 2003 2:43 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Discussion of
Hardware and Software issues<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [dba-Tech] XP net
management<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sounds like you need to setup a domain.
That server you spoke of, is it running a Server OS, or have you just
'deemed' it a server?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Drew</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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