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error occured while install Forestprep - 12.Sep.2005 5:09:27 AM

uday_kulk

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Hi

In our internal network we have main domain controller called mydomain.com (192.168.1.100) . This domain controler act as file server, active directory user logon and software storage etc. This domain is already registered over the internet for our website.

Now, I have planning to setup Microsoft Exchange Server in our internal network. So I have setup another new Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition in internal network (192.168.1.25) and trying run forestprep on this new server but while running forestprep its encountered me following error :-

The component "Microsoft Exchange Forest Preparation" cannot be assigned the action 'ForestPrep" becauze :
- Setup encountered an error while trying to contact the Windows Active Directory. The error was :
- Failed to look up the Windows domain to which this computer belongs.
Please verify that your computer is in a Windows domain.

I guess the above error is encountering becauze I am trying to install new exchange server is internal network (192.168.1.0) and we are having already 1 main domain controller (mydomain.com) in the internal network (192.168.1.100).

I do not want to configure exchange as child domain in my existing domain.
I have planning to register different domain name for exchange server like (provon.com).

I do want to setup exchange server on different network as i do not have any vlan switch in internal network.
I am having single Sonicwall Router in my network.

Can anybody give me your thoughts about how to setup exchange server in above environment.

I value your thoughts on this.

Regards
Uday