DS‐ Initial_Setup - 229300/SYS265-System-Admin.-Network-Services-II---Spring-2026 GitHub Wiki

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Refer to SYS255 Tech Journal: https://github.com/229300/DS--SYS255-Tech-Journal/wiki/SYS255%E2%80%90Lab01

On Proxmox Navigate to Firewall (fw01-daniel.scott) --> Hardware

Add --> Network Device --> Make sure net0 is connected to the WAN (for this class) and net1 is connected to LAN

Say no to VLANs, Do Not use DHCP, Only WAN has Upstream in LAN I'm the upstream, 24 bit subnet mask, No IPv6, Use the gateway as your IPv4 name server

Where it says- Enter an option:

Press 1 for naming WAN - vtnet0 and LAN - vtnet1
Press 2 --> Press 1 for WAN --> Type WAN IP Address (in this case): 10.0.17.114 --> Subnet Mask: 24
Prompted for an IPv4 Upstream gateway address but only for WAN, so (in this case): 10.0.17.2
Press 2 --> Press 2 for LAN --> Type LAN IP Address (in this case): 10.0.5.2 --> Subnet Mask: 24

Should look like:

Type 8 to enter the shell

ping -c 1 champlain.edu --> exit to leave shell mode

On wks01-daniel.scott

In Windows Search:

Open Account System Settings

type lusrmgr.msc
Under Administrator --> Navigate to New User
Username and Fullname --> daniel.scott-loc
Description = New Local Admin Acct --> Password never expires
Right click account I just made --> Properties --> Members of --> Add --> In object names type: Administrators --> Check names --> Apply

Should look like:

Logout then log back in

Adjust your privacy settings by turning everything off when prompted

To change hostname

Open File Explorer --> Right-click on “This PC” --> Click “Properties” --> Click on “Rename this PC” --> Then type: wks01-daniel

Settings --> System --> About --> Rename this PC

Navigate to Network & Internet --> Advanced Network Settings --> Network Adaptors under Ethernet --> Click "Edit" More adapter options

Should look like before completion:

Select Use the following IP address (to be able to input info):

IP address = 10.0.5.100

Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway = 10.0.5.2

Preferred DNS Server = 10.0.5.2 --> Select OK

When completed:

fw01 gui configuration on wks01-daniel.scott VM

Navigate to https://10.0.5.2 and login using

Username: admin / Password: pfsense

Next --> Next --> Hostname: fw01-daniel
Domain: daniel.local
Primary DNS Server: 8.8.8.8
Secondary DNS Server (not needed apparently but stil): 1.1.1.1
Time Server Info = Next
Configure WAN Interface --> Input Upstream Gateway --> Scroll down to Block RFC1918 Networks and uncheck it
Set Admin WebGUI Password --> Next --> Finish

Hostname, whoami, ipconfig /all commands:

If you need to change the fw01 gui configuration --> Login to pfsense --> Username: admin --> Password: I set this earlier --> Select System --> Setup Wizard

According to teacher: Your Windows 10 system, WKS01, should be able to ping your LAN's default gateway 10.0.5.2 and resolve and ping google.com

Success:

Extra commands to limit to one ping:

ping -n 1 10.0.5.2
ping -n 1 champlain.edu

I had an issue couldn't ping 8.8.8.8 and champlain.edu

Hopeful fix:

That's literally all I had to do I can now ping google and champlain

Screenshot of successful champlain.edu load and google.com ping:

On ad01

Go to Hardware and hookup network device to the LAN

Enter the password: Ch@mpl@1n!25
Change the password
Type the base password --> select Tab to set the new password: (In Phone Notes)
Select 8 to change network settings --> Select Index 1
To Set network adaptor settings --> Type s to set static IP address
Enter static IP address: 10.0.5.5
Enter subnet mask (Blank=255.255.255.0): 255.255.255.0 (I type it just to be safe)
Enter default gateway: 10.0.5.2
Select 8 to change network settings --> Select Index 1
To set DNS servers select 2
Enter the new preferred DNS server: 10.0.5.2
There is no alternative DNS server at this time
Select 6 to Install updates
Select an update category: 1
After waiting a bit type: A

I waited a while then hit enter / don't know if the enter was necessary to trigger the installation to stop but thats what i did this go around.

Fun fact: How to change the background like the teacher

Select 15 in sconfig to access the Powershell command line terminal

Type: $HOST.UI.RawUI.BackgroundColor = "DarkBlue"

Teacher note In previous courses, you have relied on the GUI to install AD. This time, we will use powershell. On AD01, invoke Powershell and use the CLI to install Active Directory and create a new Forest with a Domain Name of daniel.local

Select 15 to invoke Powershell
1. First command:

Configure MGMT VM

Network adaptor should be created and connected to my LAN

To get into mgmt01 VM: Fail the password until it prompts you to create your own
Password: (IN Phone notes)
Navigate to command prompt / Type cmd in Windows search:
Navigate to sconfig to manually add network info: Type: sconfig
Select 8 to change network settings --> Select Index 10 (in this case)
Select 1 to set network adaptor address: Type s to set static IP address
Enter static IP address: 10.0.5.10
Enter subnet mask (Blank=255.255.255.0): 255.255.255.0 (I type it just to be safe)
Enter default gateway: 10.0.5.2
Select 8 to change network settings --> Select Index 10 (in this case)
Select 2 to Set DNS Servers: It seems my mgmt01 needs to point to my ad01 IP which is 10.0.5.5

Join mgmt01 to daniel.local domain:

Go to server manager --> Select Local server --> Select WORKGROUP --> Select Change --> Select Domain and type: daniel.local
When prompted for credentials- Username: Administrator --> Password: (In Phone Notes)
Restart after joining domain
After reboot should look like:

Adding roles and features:

Navigate to Manage --> Select Add Roles and Features --> Next until Features
Add the following: