Monday, January 24, 2011

How to Make a Domain

A label or name given to a particular 'territory' or area on Internet and which is used in application-specific or networking contexts is known as a domain. The domain name is mainly used for addressing purposes. There are 3 levels of domain names i.e. the top-level, second-level and third-level. The top-level domains are of two types, i.e. generic top-level domain and country code top-level domain. The generic top-level domain names include com, org and net. The country code top-level domains are reserved for a particular country. End-users of a network can reserve the second-level and third-level domain names for themselves.

How to Make a Domain Name
Purchasing a domain name is the first step to be taken in the process of domain making. A website named 'Go Daddy' is commonly used for purchasing domain names. A search box with the name, 'Start a domain name search' is displayed on the homepage. The name of a domain that one would like to purchase needs to be typed in the box and one of the top-level domain names present at the right side of the box should be selected. It is better to purchase more than one top-level domain names. It helps in situations, when a user types the commonly known top-level domain names such as com, org, net, etc. One needs to remember that domain names have an expiry date and they should be renewed on a specified date.

It could happen that a domain name that one wishes to have is already taken. In such cases, the option of making slight changes in that particular domain name can be used. The websites that one can use apart from the Go Daddy domain registrar include Tucows, Enom, Dotster, Network Solutions, etc. All these websites including Go Daddy are registered with ICANN. The abbreviation ICANN stands for 'Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers'. One has to pay a definite amount of fee for a certain period of time along with the monthly hosting fee to own a website. 

How to Make a Domain Controller
In the Windows Server domain, there is a server which does the job of responding to requests about security authentications; this server is known as domain controller. Below is the procedure to make a domain controller trusted for delegation. This procedure is applicable to Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2003 with SP2. One should first open 'Active Directory Users and Computers'; a view menu will appear. The options, 'Users, Groups and Computers as containers' followed by 'Advanced Features' should be clicked. On clicking the 'Advanced Features' option, a console tree appears. The 'applicable domain controller' in the console tree should then be right clicked; the option 'Active Directory Users and Computers/YourDomain/Domain Controllers/YourDomainController' should be clicked. The next step in the process is the click the 'Properties' button. The 'Trust computer for delegation' check box on the 'General' page should be selected at last.

How to Make a Domain User a Local Administrator
The net localgroup command should be used to make domain users members of local administrator groups. Prior to the use of 'net localgroup' command, connection with the primary domain controller needs to be established; the netlogon service should be started after the connection is established. By making use of the CMDLINES.TXT, one can give the following commands to make a domain user a local administrator.
  • net use \\ /user:\
  • net start netlogon
  • net localgroup Administrators "\" /add
Nowadays, it is not just the businesses who are interested in making domain names. Various organizations, hospitals, schools, etc. are involved in making domains. The procedure of how to make a domain would thus, prove to be useful for all of them.

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