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Configuring Windows 2000 server w/o Acti

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by mndthegap1

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My question is this i am setting up a network at home how can you configure or set up the network without using active directory. are there any turorials or anything to help would be great.

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by timwalsh

If you are trying to set up a "private" domain at home, it can't be done without Active Directory. Active Directory (AD) is required to turn a Win2K server into a Domain Controller (DC). The only way you can use Win2K server in a network without AD is for the Win2K server to act as merely a stand-alone or member server.

While a DC is certainly not required to create a network, you will not have the advantages of centralized log-on authentication.

If you simply want the server to act as a file or print server, DNS/DHCP/WINS server, this does not require AD. However if your goal is to create a DC, you need AD.

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