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Hiya
I have got a project to build a server in my house hold. I have 3 computers, all running Windows XP that I want to connect, which are all connected by Ethernet to a Linksys WAG45GS (a forth PC, my to be server is also connected this way.)Having just installed Windows Server 2003 on a PC(my to be server), I don't really know where to go. what I basically want to do is something like what they have at my school. all of the PCs share and operating system and several users. they also share all connected units(Printers etc.)
thanks in advance for any help given

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by Member 25348569

You'll understand British understatement :)

If you've got Win2K3 server, you've got an Active Directory and a domain. Good start...

What you need to do is join the XP workstations to the domain and then any login to the workstations will be able to share the server resources. You do that by rt-click on My Computer | properties and click the Computer Name tag. There is a button to join a domain. You'll need the domain Administrator password (hope you set one and wrote it down) to join the workstations to the Domain.

You'll need to set up some user accounts.

Shared printers.

File shares.

Install the Admin Tools on the server (and workstations if you want) and start reading...

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c16ae515-c8f4-47ef-a1e4-a8dcbacff8e3&displaylang=en

Go for it! Post again if you get stuck on something.

Neil :)

p.s. You aren't going to get this done in a single afternoon!

by rob mekel

understatement ;)

"p.s. You aren't going to get this done in a single afternoon!"

How British can it get :^0

Good advise tho :-bd
May be a bit short on how to activate the AD and/or domain controller. But, wth, can't do a MCSE course in a 15 minutes time.

Rob 0:-)

by maximgamble

OK, i have everything set up correctly as far as wiring is concerned, but the wireless router is not detecting the PC, and therefore, no internet connection on the server! (disaster innit) the Server cannot recognise any other PC on the Network and the other PCs cannot recognise the server. any help there?
(again, cheers in advance.)

by rob miners

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by Member 25348569

Are they all in the same subnet? Can you ping each box from every other box?

Neil :)

You OK with subnets?

by maximgamble

remember, i am pretty new to this whole server idea, so i do not know how to set up an IP Adress properly, or what a Subnet is.
Max

by maximgamble

if we could get the internet going, we could use remote assistance.
The Router is not recognising the server in the network, and when you plug in the Ethernet cable, it says:
'LIMITED OR NO CONNECTIVITY

you might not be able to access the Internet or some network resources. this problem occurred because the network did not assign a network address to the computer.'

this is all pretty perculiar.

Max

by Member 25348569

What to look for.

The systems all talk to each other with TCP/IP. Each machine should have a unique address within a range. That range is the subnet. The size of the range is set by the "mask" which separates the "network" part of the address which should be common to everything on your site from the "host" portion which should be unique for each system including any routers, printers and anything else talking over your LAN. For your setup, you should have a "class C" where the addresses should all have the same network address and different host portions, say 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3. They would all have the same subnet, 192.168.1.0 and the same mask of 255.255.255.0.

You find out these details by opening a command window and running ipconfig /all.

If any systems have the same host address - crash...

If any systems have different subnets they will NEVER talk to one another.

Neil :)

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