adding a computer to Windows Server 2003 network

September 3, 2008

Hello Boze,

Do you have workgroup or a domain? In a domain you have to add the machine

to the domain with and domain administrator account. In a workgroup, just

make sure that the workgroup name is the same.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber

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> Can someone point me to a website or tutorial on adding a computer to

> a

> network with Windows Server 2003? One of the computers on our network

> has

> been replaced and the tech who setup our network with the server is no

> longer in the area. I'm hoping just adding a computer and user is

> straightforward enough that we can tackle it.

> Thanks in advance for any help

September 3, 2008

adding a computer to Windows Server 2003 network

Can someone point me to a website or tutorial on adding a computer to a

network with Windows Server 2003? One of the computers on our network has

been replaced and the tech who setup our network with the server is no

longer in the area. I'm hoping just adding a computer and user is

straightforward enough that we can tackle it.

Thanks in advance for any help

September 3, 2008

Re: adding a computer to Windows Server 2003 network

Hello Boze,

Do you have any knowledge about administering a domain and Active directory?

The clients needs to point to the domain DNS server with the NIC, then rightclick

MY COMPUTER, choose properties and use the Network identification tab, click

properties, go to member of and check DOMAIN, fill in the domain name, now

you will be prompted for an account that is either domain administrator or

an account that has the right to join computers to the domain. If you have

entered the credentials it takes some time and it should pop up with "Welcome

to the domain". Then you have to reboot and can logon with domain user accounts.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber

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> We have a domain.

>

> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

> news:ff16fb665d5d8cadbf8222b47f9@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,

>

> Do you have workgroup or a domain? In a domain you have to add the

> machine to the domain with and domain administrator account. In a

> workgroup, just make sure that the workgroup name is the same.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> Can someone point me to a website or tutorial on adding a computer to

>> a

>> network with Windows Server 2003? One of the computers on our

>> network

>> has

>> been replaced and the tech who setup our network with the server is

>> no

>> longer in the area. I'm hoping just adding a computer and user is

>> straightforward enough that we can tackle it.

>> Thanks in advance for any help

September 3, 2008

Re: adding a computer to Windows Server 2003 network

We have a domain.

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

news:ff16fb665d5d8cadbf8222b47f9@msnews.microsoft.com...

Hello Boze,

Do you have workgroup or a domain? In a domain you have to add the machine

to the domain with and domain administrator account. In a workgroup, just

make sure that the workgroup name is the same.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no rights.

** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> Can someone point me to a website or tutorial on adding a computer to

> a

> network with Windows Server 2003? One of the computers on our network

> has

> been replaced and the tech who setup our network with the server is no

> longer in the area. I'm hoping just adding a computer and user is

> straightforward enough that we can tackle it.

> Thanks in advance for any help

September 3, 2008

Re: adding a computer to Windows Server 2003 network

Hello Boze,

Go to START, CONTROL PANEL, NETWORK AND SHARING CENTER, in the left pane

choose MANAGE NETWORK CONNECTIONS, rightlcick your LOCAL AREA CONNECTION,

choose properties and go to INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION4, mark it and choose

again properties. Here you can see either a fixed ip configuration or the

settings are for DHCP, obtain an IP address automatically. If AUTOMATIC

open a command prompt and type ipconfig /all. The result should be something

like this:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/1000 PL Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, September 03, 2008 7:51:28 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, September 06, 2008 7:51:26 AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Also it can be that your network uses 10.x.x.x or 172.x.x.x addresses. For

DNS server it should only point to your domain DNS server which i will assume

is your Domain controller.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber

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> No, no real knowledge about administering a domain. Will definitely

> leave any tweaking and configuring to someone who does know about

> admin and active directory.

>

> I understand the steps you gave except the client pointing to the

> domain DNS server with the nic. I know the DNS.. just not sure how

> the NIC points to it. To add to the fun the new computer is Vista

> which I've never used.

>

> Boze

>

> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

> news:ff16fb665d6c8cadbfa80fd0b99@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,

>

> Do you have any knowledge about administering a domain and Active

> directory?

>

> The clients needs to point to the domain DNS server with the NIC, then

> rightclick

> MY COMPUTER, choose properties and use the Network identification tab,

> click

> properties, go to member of and check DOMAIN, fill in the domain name,

> now

> you will be prompted for an account that is either domain

> administrator or

> an account that has the right to join computers to the domain. If you

> have

> entered the credentials it takes some time and it should pop up with

> "Welcome

> to the domain". Then you have to reboot and can logon with domain user

> accounts.

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> We have a domain.

>>

>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

>> news:ff16fb665d5d8cadbf8222b47f9@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,

>>

>> Do you have workgroup or a domain? In a domain you have to add the

>> machine to the domain with and domain administrator account. In a

>> workgroup, just make sure that the workgroup name is the same.

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers

>> no rights.

>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>> Can someone point me to a website or tutorial on adding a computer

>>> to

>>> a

>>> network with Windows Server 2003? One of the computers on our

>>> network

>>> has

>>> been replaced and the tech who setup our network with the server is

>>> no

>>> longer in the area. I'm hoping just adding a computer and user is

>>> straightforward enough that we can tackle it.

>>> Thanks in advance for any help

September 3, 2008

Re: adding a computer to Windows Server 2003 network

No, no real knowledge about administering a domain. Will definitely leave

any tweaking and configuring to someone who does know about admin and active

directory.

I understand the steps you gave except the client pointing to the domain

DNS server with the nic. I know the DNS.. just not sure how the NIC points

to it. To add to the fun the new computer is Vista which I've never used.

Boze

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

news:ff16fb665d6c8cadbfa80fd0b99@msnews.microsoft.com...

Hello Boze,

Do you have any knowledge about administering a domain and Active directory?

The clients needs to point to the domain DNS server with the NIC, then

rightclick

MY COMPUTER, choose properties and use the Network identification tab, click

properties, go to member of and check DOMAIN, fill in the domain name, now

you will be prompted for an account that is either domain administrator or

an account that has the right to join computers to the domain. If you have

entered the credentials it takes some time and it should pop up with

"Welcome

to the domain". Then you have to reboot and can logon with domain user

accounts.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no rights.

** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> We have a domain.

>

> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

> news:ff16fb665d5d8cadbf8222b47f9@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,

>

> Do you have workgroup or a domain? In a domain you have to add the

> machine to the domain with and domain administrator account. In a

> workgroup, just make sure that the workgroup name is the same.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> Can someone point me to a website or tutorial on adding a computer to

>> a

>> network with Windows Server 2003? One of the computers on our

>> network

>> has

>> been replaced and the tech who setup our network with the server is

>> no

>> longer in the area. I'm hoping just adding a computer and user is

>> straightforward enough that we can tackle it.

>> Thanks in advance for any help

September 3, 2008

Re: adding a computer to Windows Server 2003 network

Thank you. I'll check it out and get back to you.

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

news:ff16fb665d848cadbfe2955a299@msnews.microsoft.com...

Hello Boze,

Go to START, CONTROL PANEL, NETWORK AND SHARING CENTER, in the left pane

choose MANAGE NETWORK CONNECTIONS, rightlcick your LOCAL AREA CONNECTION,

choose properties and go to INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION4, mark it and choose

again properties. Here you can see either a fixed ip configuration or the

settings are for DHCP, obtain an IP address automatically. If AUTOMATIC

open a command prompt and type ipconfig /all. The result should be something

like this:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/1000 PL Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, September 03, 2008 7:51:28 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, September 06, 2008 7:51:26 AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Also it can be that your network uses 10.x.x.x or 172.x.x.x addresses. For

DNS server it should only point to your domain DNS server which i will

assume

is your Domain controller.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no rights.

** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> No, no real knowledge about administering a domain. Will definitely

> leave any tweaking and configuring to someone who does know about

> admin and active directory.

>

> I understand the steps you gave except the client pointing to the

> domain DNS server with the nic. I know the DNS.. just not sure how

> the NIC points to it. To add to the fun the new computer is Vista

> which I've never used.

>

> Boze

>

> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

> news:ff16fb665d6c8cadbfa80fd0b99@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,

>

> Do you have any knowledge about administering a domain and Active

> directory?

>

> The clients needs to point to the domain DNS server with the NIC, then

> rightclick

> MY COMPUTER, choose properties and use the Network identification tab,

> click

> properties, go to member of and check DOMAIN, fill in the domain name,

> now

> you will be prompted for an account that is either domain

> administrator or

> an account that has the right to join computers to the domain. If you

> have

> entered the credentials it takes some time and it should pop up with

> "Welcome

> to the domain". Then you have to reboot and can logon with domain user

> accounts.

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> We have a domain.

>>

>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

>> news:ff16fb665d5d8cadbf8222b47f9@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,

>>

>> Do you have workgroup or a domain? In a domain you have to add the

>> machine to the domain with and domain administrator account. In a

>> workgroup, just make sure that the workgroup name is the same.

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers

>> no rights.

>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>> Can someone point me to a website or tutorial on adding a computer

>>> to

>>> a

>>> network with Windows Server 2003? One of the computers on our

>>> network

>>> has

>>> been replaced and the tech who setup our network with the server is

>>> no

>>> longer in the area. I'm hoping just adding a computer and user is

>>> straightforward enough that we can tackle it.

>>> Thanks in advance for any help

September 3, 2008

We're all set

We're all set

That worked perfectly. Thank you so much!!

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

news:ff16fb665d848cadbfe2955a299@msnews.microsoft.com...

Hello Boze,

Go to START, CONTROL PANEL, NETWORK AND SHARING CENTER, in the left pane

choose MANAGE NETWORK CONNECTIONS, rightlcick your LOCAL AREA CONNECTION,

choose properties and go to INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION4, mark it and choose

again properties. Here you can see either a fixed ip configuration or the

settings are for DHCP, obtain an IP address automatically. If AUTOMATIC

open a command prompt and type ipconfig /all. The result should be something

like this:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/1000 PL Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x(Preferred)

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, September 03, 2008 7:51:28 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, September 06, 2008 7:51:26 AM

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Also it can be that your network uses 10.x.x.x or 172.x.x.x addresses. For

DNS server it should only point to your domain DNS server which i will

assume

is your Domain controller.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no rights.

** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> No, no real knowledge about administering a domain. Will definitely

> leave any tweaking and configuring to someone who does know about

> admin and active directory.

>

> I understand the steps you gave except the client pointing to the

> domain DNS server with the nic. I know the DNS.. just not sure how

> the NIC points to it. To add to the fun the new computer is Vista

> which I've never used.

>

> Boze

>

> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

> news:ff16fb665d6c8cadbfa80fd0b99@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,

>

> Do you have any knowledge about administering a domain and Active

> directory?

>

> The clients needs to point to the domain DNS server with the NIC, then

> rightclick

> MY COMPUTER, choose properties and use the Network identification tab,

> click

> properties, go to member of and check DOMAIN, fill in the domain name,

> now

> you will be prompted for an account that is either domain

> administrator or

> an account that has the right to join computers to the domain. If you

> have

> entered the credentials it takes some time and it should pop up with

> "Welcome

> to the domain". Then you have to reboot and can logon with domain user

> accounts.

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> We have a domain.

>>

>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

>> news:ff16fb665d5d8cadbf8222b47f9@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,

>>

>> Do you have workgroup or a domain? In a domain you have to add the

>> machine to the domain with and domain administrator account. In a

>> workgroup, just make sure that the workgroup name is the same.

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers

>> no rights.

>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>> Can someone point me to a website or tutorial on adding a computer

>>> to

>>> a

>>> network with Windows Server 2003? One of the computers on our

>>> network

>>> has

>>> been replaced and the tech who setup our network with the server is

>>> no

>>> longer in the area. I'm hoping just adding a computer and user is

>>> straightforward enough that we can tackle it.

>>> Thanks in advance for any help

September 4, 2008

Re: We're all set

Re: We're all set

Hello Boze,

You're welcome.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no rights.

** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

> That worked perfectly. Thank you so much!!

>

> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

> news:ff16fb665d848cadbfe2955a299@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,

>

> Go to START, CONTROL PANEL, NETWORK AND SHARING CENTER, in the left

> pane choose MANAGE NETWORK CONNECTIONS, rightlcick your LOCAL AREA

> CONNECTION, choose properties and go to INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION4,

> mark it and choose again properties. Here you can see either a fixed

> ip configuration or the settings are for DHCP, obtain an IP address

> automatically. If AUTOMATIC open a command prompt and type ipconfig

> /all. The result should be something like this:

>

> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/1000 PL Network

> Connection

> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :

> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

> IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x(Preferred)

> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, September 03, 2008

> 7:51:28 AM

> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, September 06, 2008

> 7:51:26 AM

> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.x.x

> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

> Also it can be that your network uses 10.x.x.x or 172.x.x.x addresses.

> For

> DNS server it should only point to your domain DNS server which i will

> assume

> is your Domain controller.

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

> confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>> No, no real knowledge about administering a domain. Will definitely

>> leave any tweaking and configuring to someone who does know about

>> admin and active directory.

>>

>> I understand the steps you gave except the client pointing to the

>> domain DNS server with the nic. I know the DNS.. just not sure how

>> the NIC points to it. To add to the fun the new computer is Vista

>> which I've never used.

>>

>> Boze

>>

>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

>> news:ff16fb665d6c8cadbfa80fd0b99@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,

>>

>> Do you have any knowledge about administering a domain and Active

>> directory?

>>

>> The clients needs to point to the domain DNS server with the NIC,

>> then

>> rightclick

>> MY COMPUTER, choose properties and use the Network identification

>> tab,

>> click

>> properties, go to member of and check DOMAIN, fill in the domain

>> name,

>> now

>> you will be prompted for an account that is either domain

>> administrator or

>> an account that has the right to join computers to the domain. If you

>> have

>> entered the credentials it takes some time and it should pop up with

>> "Welcome

>> to the domain". Then you have to reboot and can logon with domain

>> user

>> accounts.

>> Best regards

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers

>> no rights.

>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>> We have a domain.

>>>

>>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

>>> news:ff16fb665d5d8cadbf8222b47f9@msnews.microsoft.com... Hello Boze,

>>>

>>> Do you have workgroup or a domain? In a domain you have to add the

>>> machine to the domain with and domain administrator account. In a

>>> workgroup, just make sure that the workgroup name is the same.

>>>

>>> Best regards

>>>

>>> Meinolf Weber

>>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>>> confers

>>> no rights.

>>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

>>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>>>> Can someone point me to a website or tutorial on adding a computer

>>>> to

>>>> a

>>>> network with Windows Server 2003? One of the computers on our

>>>> network

>>>> has

>>>> been replaced and the tech who setup our network with the server is

>>>> no

>>>> longer in the area. I'm hoping just adding a computer and user is

>>>> straightforward enough that we can tackle it.

>>>> Thanks in advance for any help

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