hi

I am try to set up a network for small to meduim business.

i have 2 windows 2000 servers and 10 windows 2000 professional workstation

I want configure my network as following:

1st Server
* will be going to configured as DC
* also running Microsoft Exchange server 2000
* will have 2 Network cards 1 connecting all client computers and 2 network connected to cisco800 series router/isdn/isp.

2nd server
configured as member server hosting my web server

REQUIREMENTS

I want all of my network user to able to send and recive e-mail from internet users.

I want all the people from internet to connect to my companb server.

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Q1 Do i have to resigter my domain name on the Interney

Q2what IP address /subnet marks i can use on my 1st network card which is connect all my client computers to network on my 1st server [DC] - any private ip such as 192.168.1.1 or should i have to get regsitered ip address from the Internet

Q3 what IP address /subnet marks i can use on my 2nd network card connected to cisco router/isdn/isp on my 1st server [DC] - any private ip such as 192.168.1.1 or should i have to get regsitered ip address from the Internet

Q4 do i have to set up my DNS server - if yeh how


i NEED ALL MY NETWORK USERS TO SEND AND RECIVE E-MAILS FROM INTERNET AND WANT ALL PEOPLE ON INTERNET TO CONNECTED TO MY WEB SERVER.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

DIPESH

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To answer your questions:

1. Yes. If you don't register, then external (internet) clients can't find you. Also, another company may register with your domain name. If another company registers with your domain name, your clients will have difficulty discerning internal for external clients.

2. On your 1st card, I would definately recommend a IP address from the reserved range, such as a 10. or 192.

3. It depends on how you set up your router. Your router will at least need a valid public IP address that you obtain through your ISP.

4. Yes, you will most definately have to set up DNS. Windows 200 will not work without DNS. In addition, your external and internal clients can't resolve names without it. Without DNS, it will be more than slightly difficult for external users to be able to send your internal clients email.

How you set up DNS depends on many different factors. For instance, are you going to use the same domain name for internal and external use?

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thanks for your reply Joe Blacke

it realy helped

thanks

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The only thing I would say differently would be that W2K will work without DNS but Active Directory will not run without DNS. Active Directory is what is so amazing about W2K so you would need DNS to run a fully functional W2K network
Good luck DVirchand!

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Sorry, but since he said that he needed an internet presence, he MUST have a DNS server. If an internet user wanted to contact his site by name, the higher level DNS servers on the internet would need to refer the internet user to an authoritative DNS server for the zone that encompases the company's DNS name. Also, if he is using and Exchange server for email, he will need DNS.

His business may not host the DNS server, but one must be available.

You are correct, though, in that as long as the network is set up as a workgroup, Windows 2000 doesn't need DNS. Active Directory (domain) requires it.

Last edited by Joe Blacke on 07-27-01 at 09:48 PM

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Yes, I agree. I wasn't sure what you were saying the other day. Thanks for clearing up the misunderstanding. Correct me if I am wrong, but, you said workgroup. Can't you have a domain without an internal DNS, by using WINS. I am really still learning and sometimes get things turned around in my head. Thanks!

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Actually in his first post, DVirchard said that one server is going to be a DC. This means that he will be using a domain structure.

In Windows 2000, Active Directory requires DNS. You cannot create a domain without a DNS server. The server doesn't have to be a Windows 2000 DNS server, it just has to support resource records. When you run DCPromo to create the first DC, the wizard looks for a DNS server and if one is not found it asks you to create a DNS server.

If you intend to simply have a workgroup, then you do not need to have a DNS server. Windows 2000 still uses Netbios names just like previous versions of Windows, although the emphasis is placed more heavily on host names and DNS servers for resolution.

If you do not configure a domain, and you choose to not have a DNS server, then you can either create a WINS server and point each PC to the server, or you must place all PC's on the same subnet as they will resolve Netbios names via broadcasts.

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Thanks freind for all you help and advise. I am still not able to understand and set up my network.

Can you guys please check the following link and check out my network diagram and try to answer my 4 question i have listed below my network diagram which i think will make very easy for me to understand and setup my network.

http://www.geocities.com/dipesh_is_here/networkplan.htm

Thanks





Thnaks

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Thanks for your help/advise frineds.

I have post a link http://www.geocities.com/dipesh_is_here/networkplan.htm [network digram]
which shows you how i wanted my network to be and some quetions.

after reading your reply i have create a new network digram whith Ip address and DNS configurations.

Please check this out at following link and tell me if it right configurations and if its wrong then do make some suggestion for improvment which I can make.
http://www.geocities.com/dipesh_is_...plan_result.htm

Thanks

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sorry above linke doesnot work try this like

http://www.geocities.com/dipesh_is_...plan_result.htm

Dipesh

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