Guest ian.cowley@gmail.com Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 We're getting to a stage with our small office network where the numebr of PCs is getting slightly too big for a workgroup. We've also just had a data server on a different network replaced and have a spare Windows 2000 Server (hardware and software) and are thinking of creating a domain server and moving from a workgroup to a domain. MY question is: Is it quite simple? I have a fair amount of experience of running an NT4 domain, but active directory boggles me. Do I have to us ADS? And how simple is setup? Is it a fairly easy case of reinstalling Win2k Server and setting up a domain, or is there quite a lot of work? It onyl need to be a simpel logon server with about 40 GB of network shares for shared files etc. Another point: We're currently getting our internet access through the next door office: They pay for the broadband and we installed a wireless router there. In our office we have an access point picking up the signal and going into another router, with our office PCs on a mixture of wired hubs and wireless. The office next door is 192.168.3.x and we're 192.168.2.x, and it all works quite well. When we transition to a domain, will this situation still work? I'm fairly sure it will be as normal, but just checkign there won't be any funny little bits. Thanks in advance for any advice and FAQs/URLs you can point me at. -- Ian Cowley
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