How to create my own domain at home?
There are several versions of 2003 server. If you’re using Small Business Server it’s pretty simple; just run the wizards to create the domain. Standard and Enterprise require a bit more thought. If you’ve got 2003 installed, the only thing you “need” to do to create a domain is to run dcpromo This will make your server a domain controller. There is no “primary domain controller” anymore (that went out with NT years ago). As the only server in your domain, it will automatically take over all the master roles a PDC used to run. (Be sure to give the domain a different name than your public internet presence, such as yourcompany.local instead of yourcompany.com. Otherwise you’ll play holy heck with DNS and make yourself vulnerable to hackers). The DC will have to run DNS and DHCP is a very good idea. Make your server the primary DNS server for your domain and create DNS forwarders to your ISP’s DNS servers. Give your server a static IP address (such as 192.168.1.10; subnet mask 255.255.25
