[AccessD] Setting up a Domain.

Drew,

I appreciate this information very much.

Here's a hypothetical question for you:  I have Windows Server 2003
Standard Edition installed as a Virtual PC.  Can the same domain
business be done in this situation?

Steve Erbach
Neenah, WI


On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Drew Wutka <DWUTKA at marlow.com> 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.