Newsgroup: it.comp.os.win.win2000
Titolo: Can't configure DHCP & DNS with windows 2000

Hi,
I installed windows 2000 server in my harddisk with 2 NTFS partitions
(server installed at C:). After boot up and installing necessary
video, sound drivers, my computer successfully boot up as a standalone
machine.
Next, I started to configure DHCP & DNS. Since I have only one hub and
several computers available, I determined to configure this win2000
configured PC as domain controller, DHCP & DNS servers. I clicked
select DHCP & DNS under networking services component and told
installation wizard to install at least (actually I also selected IIS,
WINS, etc). According to display, these services were installed.
Besides, I assigned a fixed IP 
192.168.1.1/24
 to this win2000 PC under
IP property sheet. I also assigned 192.168.1.1 as default gateway
primary DNS address.
As I rebooted the PC, windows prompted me at least one peripheral
device or driver program  encountered error. I opened DHCP & DNS
configuration and found that both DHCP & DNS not started at all
although configuration setting window told me selected components had
been installed.
I typed ipconfig /all and found that IP address, subnet mask, default
gateway address and DNS servers address were assigned as expected.
I opened DHCP configuration tool, originally under DHCP tree there was
nothing there. So I assigned a new server and entered 192.168.1.1, the
tool then popped up the server's name (my case called 1700ibm40g which
was my computer's name recognized by windows 2000). Still, the DHCP
tool told me that it couldn't find the DHCP server (but this PC should
be the DHCP server!), error is link control code invalid (I don't know
if the original English text is exactly this since I translate the
original Chinese text directly).
I opened DNS configuration tool, similar error found. It told me
windows couldn't contact DNS server (again, this PC was assigned by me
as DNS server as well!).
I checked event log and found below messages (I translated them from
Chinese so the actual English version message may not be that):
Application log
Msg 1:
Source: PerfNet
Event Id: 2002
Description: Can't start server service
Error DWORD 0 (byte value 0000: 34 00 00 c0)
Msg 2:
Source: PerfNet
Event Id: 2004
Description: Can't open redirection service
Error DWORD 0 (byte value 0000: 34 00 00 c0)
Msg 3:
Source: ESENT
Event Id: 101
Description: tcpsvcs (616) database engine has been stopped
Security log
Empty
System log
Msg1:
Source: Service Control Manager
Event Id: 7023
Description: DHCP Server service stopped because of below error:
Unknown certification service.
Msg2:
Source: DhcpServer
Event Id: 1008
Description: DHCP service shutdown because of below error: unknown
certification service.
Error bytes 0000: d3 06 00 00
Msg2:
Source: DhcpServer
Event Id: 1006
Description: DHCP service shutdown because of below error: unknown
certification service.
Error bytes 0000: d3 06 00 00
Msg3:
Source: Service Control Manager
Event Id: 7003
Description: DNS Server service is dependent on below non-existent
service: NTLmSsp
DNS Server log
Empty
I checked the services status and found that DHCP client and DNS
client services were started but DHCP server & DNS server service
status were empty.
Of course, the active directory service was not working. I've tried
force install it with installation wizard following troubleshooting
guideline but it failed (with general error) after I assigned the
domain name (I tried 
magic-pro.com
, magic-pro.local, 
1700ibm80g.com
,
1700ibm80g.local but all failed) & NETBIOS name.
I read through help file accompanied server installation CDs and found
no cases describing how to troubleshoot my case.
Could anyone give me hints on how to approach this problem. I would
like to supplement that currently there was only one PC (that one I
installed windows 2000 server) plugged into my hub throughout the
above configuration process.
Tks!

 Hi,
The DHCP services into an Active Directory must be authorized.
You can do this using the DHCP Manager.
Bye.

 Bye.

 install DNS without installing active directory ?
Yes.
Active Diretory is installed using the DCPROMO program.
Please note that this NG is in Italian. IT stand for ITALY.
Bye.

 Active Diretory is installed using the DCPROMO program.
It's just active directory installation wizard, right ?
I've run that program.
It first asked me the role of the server, I selected the option to
assign my server as domain controller in new domain.
Then it asked me how to build domain, I selected the option to build
new root domain.
Then it asked me how to build tree, I selected the option to build a
new tree.
Then it asked me for full domain DNS name, I entered 
1700ibm80g.com
where 1700ibm80g is the computer name of my PC.
Then it asked me for NetBIOS name, I entered 1700IBM80G.
Then it asked me for Active directory database location. I used
default values.
Database location: C:\WINNT\NTDS
Log location: C:\WINNT\NTDS
Then it asked me for Sysvol directory location. I used default values.
C:\WINNT\SYSVOL
Then it popped up message window telling me that wizard can't handle
"
1700ibm80g.com
" as DNS server and asked me to confirm DNS settings or
setup DNS in this computer. I clicked OK to close the message window.
Then it asked me to use wizard to setup domain DNS. I selected to
option to choose this computer (1700ibm80g) to install & setup DNS.
Then it asked me to setup user privilege for users or group objects. I
select the option to make it compatible with windows 2000 &
pre-windows 2000 servers.
Then it asked me for active directory administrator password. I left
it empty.
Then it displayed window and asked me to confirm previous assigned
settings. I confirmed.
Then it popped up error and said operation failed because of general
network error.
But I've already connected my PC to the hub and has assigned static IP
address 192.168.1.1 to this PC.
ipconfig /all returned positive result. Also, ping to 192.168.1.1
returned positive result.
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HELP! HELP!! HELP!!!
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To test network connection from my windows 2000 server really works. I
do the followings:
1. I connect my server PC to a 10Mbps hub. Server IP set to
192.168.1.1/24
 I also connect another notebook with Windows ME
installed to the same hub, notebook IP set to 
192.168.1.6/24
.
2. I reboot both computers and found that after reboot, both of them
can ping each other's IP successfully, meaning TCP/IP in both
computers are correct.
3. At 2000 server side, I added 'File and Printer Sharing for
Microsoft Network' & 'Client for Microsoft Networks' services besides
TCP/IP services. Also, the 2000 server PC has already been assigned to
group 'WORKGROUP' which is the same workgroup as my ME notebook.
4. After reboot, both the 2000 server & ME notebook can see each
other's computer icon. Also, as I shared all drives for full access in
my ME notebook, I can open files & launch programs in ME notebook from
my 2000 server. So I confirmed the network connection between the
computers worked somehow.
5. I tried to access 2000 server from ME notebook by double clicking
2000 server icon from ME notebook network neighbourhood list. Then a
window immediate popped up requesting me to supply password for \\2000
server\IPC$ resource. I typed enter only since I set no password for
all accounts in 2000 server. Of course I was rejected for access
further.
6. Then I added a new share name 'IBMC' my 2000 server C:. By default
everyone group is assigned full access to this new share. After I
reboot the 2 computers I retried step 5 and found the same result.
7. I added 'network', 'interactive' & 'guests' groups to the share
'IBMC' and assign them full access to C: of my 2000 server. I reboot
both computers again. This time when I tried access 2000 server from
ME notebook, I got error message 'Unable to access \\2000 server'
because there is no privilege to the resource.
I would like to ask below questions:
1. After trying step 1-4 I can certain that network connection between
my 2000 server & any external computer is no problem even at
application level. But this applies to when I configure fixed IP
addresses to concerned computer only. I still couldn't configure DHCP
in my 2000 server (see past text for details). I would like to know
why and what can I do now.
2. Even if I can 'bring' my 2000 server (NTFS partition) to my private
network, I still couldn't make other computers to access directories
in this server. Why will this happens ? What can I do to enable
sharing of directories from this server ?
Thanks:)
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