what is the perfect lab setup for this exam??

ghaouf

what is the perfect lab setup for this exam??
which OS and how many of each??

Webmaster

I think 1 Windows 2000 Professional and 1 Windows 2000 Server with a cross cable would do, but perfect would be to include a Windows 9x client (ADS client, dfs etc.) and perhaps another win2000 server (separate DNS, and/or DHCP etc.)

Check out www.vmware.com if you are low on hardware.

ghaouf

vmware is what i had in mind
i have setup 2 win2k3 srv, 2 win2ksrv, 2 win2kpro but i could only open about 4 at a time.
so should i add also some win9x virtual machines

and how do you setup ADS client, dfs etc. and what do you meen by separate DNS, and/or DHCP etc.

kklentz

Ghaouf,

Older clients (Win 95/98, NT 4.0) aren't capable of accessing Active Directory and therefore wont be able to use DFS. In order for them to access these features, the Active Directory Services client must be installed on the clients.

The client for Win 95/98 is available on the Windows 2000 Server CD. It located in the folder:
\CLIENTS\WIN9X
with a filename of DSCLIENT.EXE

The client for Win NT 4.0 (must be SP6a) wasn't included on the Windows 2000 Server CD, but is downloadable from Microsoft. Located at:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/Other/adclient.asp

To see what Active Directory features are/aren't supported with the client, refer to the following web page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/news/bulletins/adextension.asp

ghaouf

thanks so you think i should add some win 9x and win nt to my lab