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dcpromo - setting static IP addresses

  • 24-09-2010 8:03am
    #1
    Jagera
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    I am going through a dcpromo on a Virtual PC I built (Win Server 2008)

    It's my first go at this, and I'm not a Server admin, so am stuck at a relatively simple point.

    At the point where I need to set the virtual PC to use static IP addresses, what exactly should I use for:

    IPv4: IP Address ( I assume it can be anything, but is there a fairly standard IP which would be used in this case?)
    subnet mask (leave as 255.0.0.0 ?)
    Default gateway, preferred and alternate DNS servers

    and

    IPv6 address, and DNS server addresses.. ?


    If this is relevant: I will eventually build a smaller "client" pc to log onto the domain of the Domain Controller VPC I am working on.


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  • #2
    JonathanAnon
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    You can pick an IP address from any of the private ranges of IP addresses...

    10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255 10.0.0.0/8 (255.0.0.0)
    172.16.0.0 – 172.31.255.255 172.16.0.0/12 (255.240.0.0)
    192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255 192.168.0.0/16 (255.255.0.0)

    The most common range that you will find in use (with commercial routers and networking devices) is 192.168.1.0 with mask 255.255.255.0, and most routers have default IP address of either 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.254 (so usually best not to choose one of these...

    If you're just looking for any old IP address, use 192.168.1.10 with mask 255.255.255.0, set default gateway to 192.168.1.254 (you can change this later if you do install a router)... You can find out the DNS for your Internet service provider and use these... You dont need to bother with the IPv6 address.


  • #3
    CCSL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 422 ✭✭CCSL


    DNS is a core service for AD related functions. The simple method is pick whatever you want as your ip address and also specify that as the dns server, during the install of AD you will be prompted to fix your DNS address or install the DNS service on the server. Install DNS and off you go, If you want internet connectivity in your virtual server then pick an address from the same range as your router and specify your router as the default gateway. After DC Promo is complete and your server is running DNS set your router as a forwarder in DNS and you will have internet on your virtual machine also.


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