I'm trying to setup a home server (to tinker with) as a domain controller. I've setup the domain and I've installed DHCP and setup a scope without any exclusions (with the default range of 192.168.0.1-254).

My client machine is a Windows 7 (RC) machine and it has a connection but can't get an IP address.

Even if I try setting the IP to a static 192.168.0.2 and there is still no connectivity. I can ping it from the server, but pinging the server from the client just times out.

The only thing between the server and the client is a 24 port switch (D-Link DES-1024D).

edit> Ok, it turned out that the interfaces were setup backwards in the NAT settings (the internal nic connection was set to public and the external nic connection was set to private).

I changed this and all was OK.... sort-of.

Problem is now: If I set a static ip on the client (where I am typing this from) all is fine. BUT; when I set it to get it from DHCP, I get a correct IP from the server (192.168.0.2) but there is no internet on the client; but I can still ping the server fine from the client (which makes sense cause I was able to get an IP from it).

edit> I ended up just removing the Routing and DHCP server roles and just going with ICS for the time being until I get my hands on some better learning tools.