Virtual PC

[nickfrp]

Right im at work and i want to set up a virtual network with Virtual Pc. i have installed Server 2003 and a windows XP virtuial machine. But what will happen once i set up my virtual server as a domain controler? would my work PDC interfer?

thanks

[ThePassenger]

I'm going to use logic here As to be honest I've never tried something like that.

If your VM is the PDC for a different domain on a different network/sub-net then it shouldn't cause any problems. Clients aren't going to try and join it because they've been set to use the work domain. Setting it to the same settings as your work's PDC is probably not a good idea though, unless you're looking to have a VM based backup obviously.

[Silent1]

I've not got a clue about virtual pc, but if it follows VMWare you should be able to set up how the virtual servers connect to your network, i.e. NAT, its own IP, etc. so you should be able to set it up without it interfering

[malman]

if you have the network bridged (its on the same ip range as your real servers) and you set it up as an additional domain controller in your domain then it will perform as a real domain controller would.

What are you trying to achieve with the virtual server?