Domain Structure

settle · 03-06-2009, 08:15 AM

Hi,
I have two machines and a hub in my home. I want to make one machine as server and the other as a client. I have installed server2003 in the 1st machine and xp professional in 2nd machine. I have configured microsoft Loopback adator and installed AD in 1st machine. Now how do i connect these two using hub. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

Thanks,

**lorjack** · 03-06-2009, 09:27 PM

Do you not have an actual NIC card in these computers? Why did you setup the loopback adapter? To use the hub you just get two network cables and plug them into each computer then into the hub and that is it.

**bilbus** · 03-07-2009, 12:30 AM

plug in a ethernet cable from each system, into the hub / switch?

settle · 03-09-2009, 10:35 PM

Yes i have NIC card in these computers ... i have to find the drivers for 2003 OS.

**bilbus** · 03-10-2009, 09:29 PM

loopback adapter is not what you need.

Once you get ethernet working on both the desktop and server (use the server as the only dns server for both the server and desktop)

03-06-2009, 08:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
settle Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27 OS: XP SP2	Domain Structure Hi, I have two machines and a hub in my home. I want to make one machine as server and the other as a client. I have installed server2003 in the 1st machine and xp professional in 2nd machine. I have configured microsoft Loopback adator and installed AD in 1st machine. Now how do i connect these two using hub. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks,

03-06-2009, 09:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,209 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: Domain Structure Do you not have an actual NIC card in these computers? Why did you setup the loopback adapter? To use the hub you just get two network cables and plug them into each computer then into the hub and that is it.

03-07-2009, 12:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
bilbus TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 958 OS: OS2 Warp	Re: Domain Structure plug in a ethernet cable from each system, into the hub / switch?

03-09-2009, 10:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
settle Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27 OS: XP SP2	Re: Domain Structure Yes i have NIC card in these computers ... i have to find the drivers for 2003 OS.

03-10-2009, 09:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
bilbus TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 958 OS: OS2 Warp	Re: Domain Structure loopback adapter is not what you need. Once you get ethernet working on both the desktop and server (use the server as the only dns server for both the server and desktop)