Kenmasters

Hello, Over the past year studying network theory, I've never been able to practice. That's why I decided to make a laboratory to practice what I learned. Here is the topology that I just made with Visio: I have some questions: How to choose between fast ethernet and Gigabyte cables ? Where is important to use GB? Does Snort and Nagios are well placed (I have never used, I just know what's their goal? Have you any ideas for improvement my topology? should I use another router to improve this network? What do you recommend for the firewall? I thought about pfSense. sorry for my english :/

ok it's good it works well now. Thanks you guys ^_^

Thanks you guys. I must install DNS and DHCP only on the Network Server and Active Directory only on the DC server. Actually my virtual LAN is now Host-only in VMware with : AD server : 192.168.2.2 Network server (DNS/DHCP): 192.168.2.3 I have disable firewalls and now I can ping each others. Now I try to configure my DNS Server. I think it's not configured properly because when running DCPROMO Windows Wizard doesn't find my DNS server. So when I try to connect my Network server in the Domain I got a DNS failure. I have Set 127.0.0.1 in DNS address on Network server and 192.168.2.3 on AD server.

Hello guys I need your help to create my LAN on VMware I want to create a LAN with: - 1 DC Server AD with Windows Server 2008 - 1 Network Server DNS/DHCP with Windows Server 2008 - Clients on XP I don’t understand where I must begin. For example, I saw that AD role include DNS role but I don’t want the DNS role in my Domain Controller server. I want DNS role on my network server. Can I do that? It’s possible to create this LAN on VMware without communicates/disturb my Home LAN? I set 192.168.1.10 255.255.255.0 on my Active Directory Server and 192.168.1.11 255.255.255.0 on my Network Server but What I can set for the Gateway? I need absolutely a router or I can do it without a router?