Windows Server 2008 Domain and XP

[twistedpair]

What will I need to do to insure that XP clients will be able to log into Windows Server 2008 domain and what about any Win2k workstations?

[Coach]

Hey twistedpair, here's some tips on the XP thing:

1. Make sure your XP systems are running at least SP2.
2. Make sure your Network settings are pointing to the correct DNS server
3. Make sure you join the XP client to the domain.

Just the basics. If you have my 70-640 course, you can watch how I join a Vista client to the domain and set up the network settings. Even though I demonstrate it on Vista, the process is pretty much the same in XP, minus the network and sharing center.

Hope this helps!

Your friendly neighborhood instructor,
Coach Culbertson
Technical Instructor | Trainsignal.com

[twistedpair]

I will try your suggestion, I am that video for a second time, and continue to learn new things. Appreciate you being there! :)

[flipper]

In XP you will follow the same procedure as Vista for the most part.

If you right click on my computer and go to properties you will see a "Computer Name" tab. Click on that tab and choose "Change." Select the domain radio button and type in the name of your domain controller. It will prompt you enter the domain admin rights to make that machine part of the domain.

This is all you need to do assuming you setup a DHCP server; if you did not you will need to do one other thing. Go to the control panel and double click on Network Connections. Double click on Local Area Connections and go to properties. Double click on TCP/IP at the very bottom. Where it says obtain an IP address enter an IP that you want within the range of the DC you setup. For example if you said DC1's IP was the following:

192.168.1.100 <-- IP Address
255.255.255.0 <-- Subnet Mask
192.168.1.1 <- Default gateway (router)

DNS: 192.168.1.100

Your XP machine should be something like:
192.168.1.110
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1

DNS: 192.168.1.100 <-- You want to use the DNS of the DC setup

I suggest setting up DHCP though as you won't have to enter these settings and most companies don't use them when setting up computers. If you have never done that before it is really easy. You essentially will make a DHCP pool and go from there. Coach can give you more info as I am not an instructor