Re: Win 2003 Server as domain manager - howto setup

Hi Walden,

Thanks for the reply. The latter - I've been asked to setup W2K3 as a domain controller. You mention reading up on it; what's a good resource for that?

They want users to have to logon to the proxy in order to access the internet, but no logon required for access to the LAN. It's a school with grades up to middle school; they want logging and blocking by url, keyword, etc. Any good resources to read up on that? Does W2K3 have a proxy server included?

*Peter Dow* /
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 793-9050
pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> /

Walden H. Leverich wrote:

Peter,

Are you saying that you're the domain manager, and you're setting up a
server, or that you've been asked to setup W2K3 as a Domain Controller?
Not sure how to read you note.

If the former, then to address your comments:

Using XP as a fileserver -- yes, it's possible, but... there's a limit
to the number of SMB connections XP will handle, IIRC, it's 10. XP is
fine for mom, dad and kids at home to "share" some files, but it's not a
server.

Proxy -- of course it can be done w/Linux. Question is, what do they
want out of the proxy server. Linux is still a possibility, of course,
all I'm saying is what are the requirements? Simple NAT? Site logging?
Blocking? By url? by keyword? By an external measure of the site's
value? Etc. And do they require you to login to the proxy?

If you mean the latter above, and you're trying to setup a domain
controller, then either hire someone to do it, or do some reading and
then post back. Most of the big gotcha's are removed in 2003 (compared
to W2K) but still good to do it right to start.
-Walden