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thanks for the quick response. &nbsp;This server is not a domain controlle so it looks like this should be pretty easy.
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thanks for the quick response.  This server is not a domain controlle so it looks like this should be pretty easy.

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Hello- I'm replacing a Windows 2000 box at one of our remote offices which acts as the DHCP and DNS server for the site. &nbsp;I'm setting up a new 2003 box now and was wondering if you could point me in the right direction to make this happen as smoothly as possible.<br />
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thanks in advance
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Hello- I'm replacing a Windows 2000 box at one of our remote offices which acts as the DHCP and DNS server for the site.  I'm setting up a new 2003 box now and was wondering if you could point me in the right direction to make this happen as smoothly as possible.

thanks in advance

Replacing a 2000 DNS/DHCP server with a 2003 box

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks and an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol. DHCP allows for computers to be configured automatically to communicate with each other over an IP network without the need for manual setup by a network administrator. The implementation of DHCP relies on a DHCP server to hand out network configuration information to DHCP-capable clients that request an IP address (and other information required or useful in communicating with other devices on an IP network). In addition to an IP address, common configuration information served over DHCP includes a default gateway, subnet mask and DNS sever(s).

DHCP

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.