Guest debtanu@gmail.com Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 I am trying to install Windows 2003 R2 for the first time in our office. I want to use DHCP as I want to automatically assign IPs to my clients. For that I have installed the OS and I have done the following in the order mentioned:- 1. Installed active directory (command dcpromo). With the directory name LINDSAY.LOCAL. Gave an error at DNS which I said I will install later. 2. Installed DHCP and defined the scope (172.16.39.11 to 172.16.39.61) 3. Installed DNS with the default settings. Assigned the fixed IP 172.16.39.1 to the server itself subnet 255.255.255.0. Gateway is the one of my router 172.16.39.3. Preferred DNS 127.0.0.1. Now when I am trying to connect my clients to DOMAIN (using automatically assign IP), they couldnot locate it all. What may be the problem? Thanks for any help. Regards, Dev
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 Re: Window 2003 R2 installation Hello debtanu@gmail.com, Did you also configure the DHCP scope options for the clients with DG, DNS server? For the DNS server use the real ip address instead of the loopback address as preferred. Also post an ipconfig /all from the server and one client that has the problem. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > I am trying to install Windows 2003 R2 for the first time in our > office. I want to use DHCP as I want to automatically assign IPs to my > clients. For that I have installed the OS and I have done the > following in the order mentioned:- > 1. Installed active directory (command dcpromo). With the directory > name LINDSAY.LOCAL. Gave an error at DNS which I said I will install > later. > 2. Installed DHCP and defined the scope (172.16.39.11 to 172.16.39.61) > 3. Installed DNS with the default settings. > Assigned the fixed IP 172.16.39.1 to the server itself subnet > 255.255.255.0. Gateway is the one of my router 172.16.39.3. Preferred > DNS 127.0.0.1. > > Now when I am trying to connect my clients to DOMAIN (using > automatically assign IP), they couldnot locate it all. > What may be the problem? > Thanks for any help. > Regards, > Dev
Guest debtanu@gmail.com Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Re: Window 2003 R2 installation Oops figured out what the problem was. I didn`t authorize the DHCP scope. I don`t remmember I had to do that in Windows 2003 earlier or is it something new in Windows 2003 R2. Now everything`s fine. Thanks. Dev
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted October 5, 2007 Posted October 5, 2007 Re: Window 2003 R2 installation Hello debtanu@gmail.com, It is not new, authorization of DHCP servers in AD has to be done since AD begins, but nice to hear that you've figured it out. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > Oops figured out what the problem was. I didn`t authorize the DHCP > scope. I don`t remmember I had to do that in Windows 2003 earlier or > is it something new in Windows 2003 R2. > Now everything`s fine. > Thanks. > Dev
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