Problems Setting Up Our First Network

I've just introduced a server into my company (Server '03 Standard Edition),
and I've added the following roles to it:
Remote Access/VPN Server
Domain Controller (Active Directory)
DNS Server

The server in plugged into a switch that also has a laptop running XP Pro as
well. The switch goes out to a router that is configured to listen for a
specific IP address coming off of my Frac-T1 line.

When I try to add the laptop to the new domain that the server is hosting,
the laptop doesn't 'see' any domains out there.

I know that this all ties back into the server doubling as a DNS server, and
I've tried myriad combinations on the laptop, but nothing seems to work. The
only way that I stil maintain internet access is by using the router as the
default gateway and the ISPs DNS hosts.

How do I route the laptop to find the server, and have the serve forward all
DNS inquires to the ISP DNS server? Once that is accomplished, will the
laptop be able to join the domain that my local server is the controller of?

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Greg

See:
Best Practices for DNS Client settings in Windows 2000 server and in Windows
Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;825036



Setting Up the Domain Name System for Active Directory

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;237675



How to configure DNS for Internet access in Windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;300202



How to configure DNS for Internet access in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;323380





hth

DDS W 2k MVP MCSE



"gsaladin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've just introduced a server into my company (Server '03 Standard
> Edition),
> and I've added the following roles to it:
> Remote Access/VPN Server
> Domain Controller (Active Directory)
> DNS Server
>
> The server in plugged into a switch that also has a laptop running XP Pro
> as
> well. The switch goes out to a router that is configured to listen for a
> specific IP address coming off of my Frac-T1 line.
>
> When I try to add the laptop to the new domain that the server is hosting,
> the laptop doesn't 'see' any domains out there.
>
> I know that this all ties back into the server doubling as a DNS server,
> and
> I've tried myriad combinations on the laptop, but nothing seems to work.
> The
> only way that I stil maintain internet access is by using the router as
> the
> default gateway and the ISPs DNS hosts.
>
> How do I route the laptop to find the server, and have the serve forward
> all
> DNS inquires to the ISP DNS server? Once that is accomplished, will the
> laptop be able to join the domain that my local server is the controller
> of?
>
> Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Greg