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Troubleshooting Lab

You are working as an administrator for a company named Wide World Importers,

which has recently hired a number of new employees. The company has purchased a

number of new computers and placed them in the appropriate locations. You do not

have time to install Windows XP Professional for every new user, so you have installed

a RIS server that will enable users to install the operating system when they first start

their computers. The new users have been briefed on the process, but you decide to

test the process on one of the new computers. When you turn on his computer, the

process does not work.

List the network, server, and client requirements for using a RIS server and why those

requirements are important.

The requirements for using a RIS server are as follows:

RIS requires an Active Directory environment with DNS and DHCP service. RIS cli-

ents must be able to contact a DHCP server to obtain an IP address so they can

communicate with other devices on the network. RIS clients require DNS so that

they can locate the appropriate services in Active Directory. RIS clients require

Active Directory so that they can locate RIS servers.

RIS must be installed on a server running Windows 2000 Server or Windows

Server 2003 that is a member of an Active Directory domain. You must add the RIS

service to the computer, and then set the service up.

RIS clients must be able to boot from the network. To do this, the client must sup-

port the Net PC specification or have a PXE-compliant network adapter, or you

must create a floppy boot disk for the client with drivers for the client’s network

adapter.