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Hello,

I have been trying to setup a home DC with Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and am running into some problems. First off, is there any particular order I need to install AD and DNS? Second, how do I configure DNS properly for home use. Is there anything I need to do with my router? Its just a four port linksys.

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by cg it

DNS will automatically be installed because Active Directory requires DNS to function.

The real trick is to not use a .com/.net/.org extension for the domain name. use a non internet extension such as .local. but the domain name you chose should be an Internet domain name you own. That way you, can if you want, use Exchange for email and you can remotely access the network using the domain name rather than an IP address.

by hellofellow

I am going to read through this setup guide and see how far I can get. If there are any problems Ill be sure to post.

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