Well I stuck with AD since it works for computers in the network.
No access from outside the network, so I assume its safe. :D
What I did with it was setup user accounts of all my friends.
I stuck with the original accounts each PC had, while making programs like VNC or Adito use AD
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As for the book, Holy crap, that sounds long!
I dont need to master server or anything, I really just wanted to setup AD for my programs.
I will keep that link bookmarked, in case I do go deeper into server.
Thanks.
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While I am here, can someone help with another prob?
Having this setup, I can no longer connect to my friends' subdomains.
My domain is horc.me & I gave a subdomain to my friend so I dont have to keep asking for an IP if if it changes.
[bTW domain uses afraid.org]
I think after installing these server roles, PCs in the network try to look for a machine in the same network, rather than using the Forwarders I specified. Not sure if I explained well.