I just promoted a workstation to a domain controller, but I have a few questions. <BR><BR>1. Why is it that the dc boots up so slowly now? It takes 8-10 mins to get pass the "preparing network ...

I suggested that the one school I work at get a new 2000 server to replace the aging P2-266 NT4 SP5 Domain controller, App server, Proxy server, DCHP server (get my point yet? heh).<BR><BR><BR>Anyway, ...

It’s back to the future – remember the Windows NT Backup Domain Controller (BDC)? It could log you on, but you couldn’t make any changes to it. The 2008 version of the BDC goes by the new name of Read ...

Although domain controllers can be configured to obtain an IP address from DHCP, it’s best practice to configure a static IP address so that it can be reliably discovered across the network. You may ...

You shouldn’t change domain controller network settings, but here’s how to do it if you must Your email has been sent Active Directory domain controllers (DCs) are probably the most change-averse ...

Picking up the pieces after a failed domain controller demotion Your email has been sent DCPROMO is supposed to make the task of demoting a domain controller easy. So what do you do if DCPROMO fails?