Help with server

I am trying to set up an active domain on my home network but i have run into a few problems.

First off the setup of the network is as follows:


The first problem i am having is setting up the static ip for the DNS.
The clients and server auto assign the ips to be:

ip address = ip of router
subnet = 255.255.255.0
default gateway = ip of modem

I then change these to:

ip address = ip between 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.254
subnet = 255.255.255.0
default gateway = ip of modem

the client or the server wont connect to the internet? How do i solve this problem?

The second problem i am having is connecting the clients to the domain. Regardless of the settings I have for the Tp/ICP i always get the same error which is:



how do i solve this problem?

cheers raf.

what type of OS is your server using? Is dhcp enabled on it?

DCHP, is what will give your machines in the network they're ip's. Most home networks the routers run DHCP and hand out ips to the machines.
If DHCP is running on your server as well it could be causing some issues. Im not exactly sure where its located in 2003 but it should be somewhere in the add/remove server roles. (i believe this window pops up upon reboot of the server.)

Wait, your making your server a dns server? You may have to check with your ISP, most dont allow static ip's. Making a home server useful but any outside access is limited. Why are u making it a DNS server anyway?

Gotcha, you should check with your ISP about the static IP. But If I may, I suggest you use Windows Home Server OS instead of 2003. It does not need a static ip and you can easily set it up in a home network and set each user with a shared network folder.

and will this allow a user to log on to any computer in the house and have the same settings and files?