Question about adding a new server

williamlove · 12-20-2007, 07:28 PM

I want to integrate a 2003 box and I have two question. I’ll explain a few things first.

I have a new Windows Server 2003 machine that is for training (to have something to use while reading up on Server technology). I bought a public IP address to use for this server from my ISP. I bought/registered a domain name from GoDaddy.

We have an existing Windows 2000 server that is the domain, DNS, DHCP server and everything else—it is the only server on a little file/print sharing domain. The domain is not registered, and it has a kind of odd name…”lds2.kac.” It has a non routeable IP address. It gets to the internet via a public IP address in the DSL modem.

Can I wipe the new 2003 box and re-install the op sys and make this box the domain controller (and everything else needed) for a new domain that is in the same forest as the existing 2000 domain?

If yes, should I name the new domain with the domain name I registered? Or just call it MyNewDomain.local?

tagwar · 12-30-2007, 12:08 AM

so you want to move the AD and all other component
or only you want to add this server to the current domain???

12-20-2007, 07:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
williamlove Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 10 OS: Windows Server 2003	Question about adding a new server I want to integrate a 2003 box and I have two question. I’ll explain a few things first. I have a new Windows Server 2003 machine that is for training (to have something to use while reading up on Server technology). I bought a public IP address to use for this server from my ISP. I bought/registered a domain name from GoDaddy. We have an existing Windows 2000 server that is the domain, DNS, DHCP server and everything else—it is the only server on a little file/print sharing domain. The domain is not registered, and it has a kind of odd name…”lds2.kac.” It has a non routeable IP address. It gets to the internet via a public IP address in the DSL modem. Can I wipe the new 2003 box and re-install the op sys and make this box the domain controller (and everything else needed) for a new domain that is in the same forest as the existing 2000 domain? If yes, should I name the new domain with the domain name I registered? Or just call it MyNewDomain.local?

12-30-2007, 12:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
tagwar Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3 OS: XP, 2003	Re: Question about adding a new server so you want to move the AD and all other component or only you want to add this server to the current domain???