Oct 27 2019 02:35 PM
hi guys,
only joined. hope everyone is ok :)
i have just started studyin mcsa, instead of buying teh server and pcs, i opted out for virtualisation.
i have installed server 2016 first then 3 pc.
the problem is i cant seem to add any of the 3 pcs to my server.
can anyone help please?
many thanks
Oct 27 2019 04:07 PM
I'd check that the domain controller and problem members all have the static ip address of DC listed for DNS and no others such as router or public DNS
Oct 27 2019 11:28 PM
thank you dave, i have put static ip address on the domain server and put 127 for dns. i have left all the pcs on dynamic.
Oct 28 2019 12:49 AM
Hi,
this is the guide for you, using virtualized server and how to create and join domain
And a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lsv4N1hGnM
a Microsoft article:
Let me know if you need any help with that
Oct 28 2019 06:28 AM
Oct 28 2019 10:55 AM
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Nov 01 2019 01:55 PM
Nov 01 2019 02:04 PM
i have assigned a static ip for the server and put the ip address as my dns.
Nov 01 2019 02:13 PM
Nov 01 2019 02:13 PM
sorry try this please
it keeps giving me this error whenevr i try to connect my pc to teh server
Nov 01 2019 02:17 PM - edited Nov 01 2019 02:20 PM
Thank you, hmm lets see,
you need to type the full domain name in the there, so instead of "contoso" you need to type "contoso.local" or something like that.
do you remember which domain name and extension (such as .local .com .net etc) you chose when you were setting up Active Directory Domain Controller role on your server?
in this step:
from this guide
Nov 01 2019 02:20 PM
Nov 01 2019 02:20 PM
yes, i have tried the domanin name i setted up with too which is contoso.com and its still coming up wiith the same error.
Nov 01 2019 02:21 PM
hello,
are you wanting me to type that in powershell and copy the resuls and paste it here?
Nov 01 2019 02:24 PM
Well that's because http://contoso.com/ is a real world domain owned by Microsoft.
you need to use a local domain for your setup, one that is not taken, or buy a domain and add it to your server.
though I think you can use http://contoso.com/ if you set your Windows client's DNS settings to only point to your own local DNS server's and not any outside DNS network.
then on your DNS server, you should put 127.0.0.1 in your primary DNS server and leave Secondary DNS server empty.
only this way you can achieve that.
Nov 01 2019 02:26 PM