It seems there really isn't one single, universally accepted best practise on this one. So let's assume a fairly typical SME with a primary site (both physically and in AD site terms) with a couple of ...

This Windows Server 2008 system is also the domain controller, DNS, and DHCP server for my local network (Small Business Server 2008). When I visit acmewidgets.com from inside my network, it goes out ...

Although domain controllers can be configured to obtain an IP address from DHCP, it’s best practice to configure a static IP address so that it can be reliably discovered across the network. You may ...

Figure 3. After successful installation of the DNS Server is confirmed, choose Promote this server to a domain controller. Step 3: Promote the Windows Server 2012 R2 Server to a DC On the initial page ...