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FYI<br />
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What you need to set up a home network<br />
<a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/need-set-up-home-network" rel="ugc">http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/need-set-up-home-network</a>
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FYI

What you need to set up a home network
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/need-set-up-home-network [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/need-set-up-home-network]

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If you don't have a domain yet and you plan on having one, make sure to name it something.domain.com and own the top level domain.com (or net or org or whatever)<br />
I usually use i.domain.com or corp. or cityname.<br />
This will save a ton of headaches down the road.
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If you don't have a domain yet and you plan on having one, make sure to name it something.domain.com and own the top level domain.com (or net or org or whatever)
I usually use i.domain.com or corp. or cityname.
This will save a ton of headaches down the road.

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This is what I needed to get started. &nbsp;Thanks! &nbsp;If I have more questions I will ask. &nbsp;I just needed the blueprint of major concepts and what order they should be done in.
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This is what I needed to get started.  Thanks!  If I have more questions I will ask.  I just needed the blueprint of major concepts and what order they should be done in.

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I was wondering if someone could direct me to instructions or an article on how to setup a windows network in an office step by step. Or maybe someone at EE could write how to do this the simplest way. &nbsp; Here is the scenario. &nbsp;I have a windows 2008 server. &nbsp;I have an office that is cabled throughout for the network. &nbsp;I have a router in a rack from the ISP. &nbsp;I have a 48 port switch in the rack as well.
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I was wondering if someone could direct me to instructions or an article on how to setup a windows network in an office step by step. Or maybe someone at EE could write how to do this the simplest way.   Here is the scenario.  I have a windows 2008 server.  I have an office that is cabled throughout for the network.  I have a router in a rack from the ISP.  I have a 48 port switch in the rack as well.

connecting a network

Network design and methodology, also known as network architecture, is the design of a communication network. It is a framework for the specification of a network's physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as well as data formats used in its operation. In telecommunication, the specification of a network architecture may also include a detailed description of products and services delivered via a communications network, as well as detailed rate and billing structures under which services are compensated.

Network Architecture

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

The Windows operating systems have distinct methodologies for designing and implementing networks, and have specific systems to accomplish various networking processes, such as Exchange for email, Sharepoint for shared files and programs, and IIS for delivery of web pages. Microsoft also produces server technologies for networked database use, security and virtualization.