When the server finally reboots, it will present you with the login screen like in Figure 1-9. Now that this server is a Domain Controller, there is no option to log in locally. Just use the Administrator login and Password that you have been using.

Figure 1-9

After logging in, you will see a window like Figure 1-10. This window reports the status of the installation wizard. If your server was set to use 127.0.0.1 (from following Part 1) as its DNS server, you will see an error like in Figure 1-10 about assigning the DNS forwarder. Don't worry about this. The wizard automatically takes your DNS server from your TCP/IP settings and tries to assign it as a forwarder in the DNS Server configuration. It can't use 127.0.0.1, so it reports an error. Since you should have picked a static IP address before running this wizard, you will see an error on "Assign Static IP Address:" Don't worry about that either. Click "Next" to continue.

Figure 1-10

You will see Figure 1-11 after clicking next. It looks bad, but again, don't worry about it. Everything completed just fine. Just click "Finish."

Figure 1-11

Now we are ready to install a WINS server. Click "Start," then click "Manage Your Server" shown in Figure 1-2 on page 1. Now we are going to add a role like we did in Step 2, so click on "Add or remove a role." Choose the WINS server role shown in Figure 1-12 and click "Next." You will see a summary screen next, so just click the "Next" button to continue. Once it is finished, you will see a window that says "This server is now a WINS server." Click "Finish" here to close that window.

Figure 1-12

Now we need to configure the server's TCP/IP settings to make sure it is pointing to itself for DNS and WINS information. Click the "Start" button, navigate to the Control Panel, then to Network Connections, then right click on your network connection. It is probably "Local Area Connection." In the context menu that pops up, choose "Properties." You should now see something similar to Figure 1-13.

Figure 1-13

Click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" line to highlight it, and then click "Properties" as shown in Figure 1-13.

Now you will see Figure 1-14. The only thing to note here is that you should have 127.0.0.1 as your DNS server. This will let the server resolve its own DNS queries. Click the "Advanced" button and go to Step 13.

Figure 1-14

After clicking the "Advanced" button you will see a window titled "Advanced TCP/IP Settings." Click on the WINS tab at the top of the window, and you will see Figure 1-15. Here we need to put in 127.0.0.1 for the WINS server address. Click "Add" and put in 127.0.0.1 for the address. Click "Ok" on all these windows.

Figure 1-15