connecting a vista computer to Win2003 server

I have just installed my windows 2003 server and run the DC promo and configured my DNS name, IP address, DHCP scope address, Subnet mask etc. I cannot locate the server on my vista computer but I can ping the server. I have adjusted my TCP/IP IPV4 on the Vista computer and put it into the same subnet as the server but I still cannot see the server no can I join to the domain.
Can anyone help?
Can anyone help?
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How come I can not use the network discovery service on Network and sharing center to locate the server on my Vista PC?
I will try setting up the DNS server agin.
Thanks for help.
I've noticed that DCs do not show up when browsing the network but member servers do. I assume this is a security feature. I'm not sure what gets disabled, but you can probably re-enable it if you want. I'm kind of curious about the specifics of this myself.
I will try a Virtual XP pro Pc and then let you know how I get on because I need to seup a server for my 70-290 exams study lab.