I havr windows server running. I wan to allow my users to connect to it by entering the domain name not IP.?

Question

iv also create users in the active directory and cant connected to the shared folders remotely form other computers. iT just a home network.
It would be could if they just logged n just by clicking on the shared folder. and just entering credentials.

Im sure ive set the permissions correctly.

If any of you could give me websites that would be great as i am new to dns and domains etc

thanks

Answer 1

Have you joined the machines to the Active Directory domain? Also make sure that the machines are using your DC for their DNS. And make sure that DNS forwarders are set up on the DNS server if your network has internet access or internet access will fail for the client machines.

If any of your client machines are running any Home edition of XP or Vista they cannot be members of a domain. You'll have to upgrade them to the Professional or Business versions. You can work around that by setting the Workgroup on the Home versions to the AD NETBIOS domain name though your users will be prompted for credentials every time that they try to access shared resources.

The poster below has suggested setting up WINS. That will work but is not necessary if all of your client machines are Windows 2000 or later. The DNS settings I mentioned above ARE mandatory for AD to function properly. You only need WINS if you are using older client OSs such as Windows NT or Windows 98.

Answer 2

Sounds like you need to install DNS or WINS. Once you do this all you will have to do to connect to the shared folders is map to them via the network places. If I'm reading your post correctly you want them to have to give credentials to get to the shared drive? Then you will have to set GPO on the drives themselves.

What Windows Server are you running? If you are using SBS you will need to use the SBS Manager at the top of the Start Menu and use that to do almost all of your setups. If not you can do it all via the Administrative Tools in the All Programs Panel.

I suggest going to TechNet.com and doing some reading. Not trying to sound pretentious, but it sounds as if you are new to servers. You really should read up on what you want to do at the TechNet forums.

Answer 3

If you want users to connect to any IP address on your network by domain name then you will need to host a Domain Name Services ("DNS") server on your network. That is how a domain name is mapped to an IP address for routing service requests.

If you have any LINUX boxes on your network any of them can act as a DNS server. If you need to host DNS on a Windows box, see http://www.dns.net/dnsrd/servers/windows.html.

Answer 4

if you're running windows server, make sure you set it up as a WINS server. Then make sure that the other clients on the network have your server's address for WINS resolution, and then you'll be able to use the name rather than IP.

Don't know what you're trying to do with the shared folders, but you may resolve that by setting up WINS too.