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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows NT/2000 => Topic started by: Dave1220 on May 11, 2005, 02:18:10 PM

Title: Windows XP domain??
Post by: Dave1220 on May 11, 2005, 02:18:10 PM

I have searched and nothing can answer me for certain but I would like to know if I can use XP professional to set up a domain?  I dont want to have to purchase Server 2003 or anything like that.  I did read though that maybe Windows 2000 professional can be used as a domain controller.  Not for sure though.

Title: Re: Windows XP domain??
Post by: merlin_2 on May 11, 2005, 02:41:04 PM

http://www.wown.com/

Title: Re: Windows XP domain??
Post by: gussery on May 11, 2005, 02:42:59 PM

The answer is No.  XP can participate in a domain but it cannot be the domain controller and every domain must have a controller.

Title: Re: Windows XP domain??
Post by: pcdoc4christ on May 11, 2005, 06:36:14 PM

Gussery is correct.  

You may, however, set up a peer-to-peer Local Area Network (LAN) with one Windows XP acting as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.  The other computers in your LAN will then be able to share a connection to the Internet through this server (as long as they have Windows 98 SE or a later version of Windows installed).  The nodes on your LAN would have to be connected through an inexpensive hub, network interface cards (NICs), and CAT 5 or 6 cables.

Regards,
Doc