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Stefan Fey
Copper Contributor
Feb 28, 2019

windows server 2019: DHCP/DNS/static IP

hi,

I'm using VMware and made a fresh install of windows server 2019 Version 1809. It is still configured as Workgroup and I want to migrate to Domain. I searched some tutorials but there is always one issue:


When I open the "network adapter - TCP/IPv4 - extended" it's not clear to me which IP-addresses to enter. I've tried some combinations and after closing all network adapter windows it always ends with a new window:

Windows network diagnosis - found problems - DHCP is for Ethernet0 not activated - solved

As my IP-settings are somehow based on beginners level I don't know the correct values.

 

My environment:

An AVM Fritz!Box is my router with IP 192.168.100.10 so this is to enter as gateway (?) The router works as DHCP-Server and so DHCP is not needed in windows server 2019, right?

As I understand some posters it is recommended to set a static IP for the server, like 192.168.100.33 which is still free.

 

Please have a look at my 3 screenshots.

 

thx

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    Stefan Fey
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 28, 2019

    Possibly there is a problem with the VMware settings - network adapter?

    Default was NAT, now I changed to Host-only, but no success.

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      Stefan Fey
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 28, 2019

      one step further:

      I changed network settings to Bridged -> network is now ok.

      Still trouble with IP settings as network diagnosis starts after closing TCP/IP window.

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        Stefan Fey
        Copper Contributor
        Feb 28, 2019

        so far my WS2019 works now as domain server/controller.

        It seems important to set VMware Network Adapter to Bridged.

        Now I can successfully ping from the host-OS to WS2019 in the VM.

         

        Some help I found in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GlhcDpH13I Video and in https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Windows-Server-2019-Step-4c0a3678 document

        In https://www.sysnettechsolutions.com/en/server2019/install-windows-server-2019-vmware-workstation-14/ site they use NAT as network connection so its not clear how this works

         

        As described in document "Windows Server 2019-Step by Step Installation of Domain Controller"

        finish your work:

        Server Manager - Tools - DNS - Reverse lookup zone - New Zone - ...

         

        cheers folks

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