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>>How can I get past all these networking config requirements and just get
>>the
>>role up and running so I can play with AD?
>
> you can't, AD requires all the networking components, including
> working DNS.
> Set up a local DNS server on your AD server.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
> http://vpc.essjae.com/ As Steve said, that is all part and parcel of AD.
Give the server a static IP in its own subnet. Let dcpromo configure DNS
for you when you get that option. It won't work without it.