I am setting up an Active Directory test network with VirtualBox. It will consist of the following components. Links are provided showing configuration information I referenced.
- VirtualBox networking
https://code-maven.com/virtualbox-host-only-network-ssh-to-remote-machine - Debian server with Samba 4 Active Directory Domain Controller
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_Samba_as_an_Active_Directory_Domain_Controller
https://www.tecmint.com/install-samba4-active-directory-ubuntu/ - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Desktop Member Server
https://www.tecmint.com/join-ubuntu-to-active-directory-domain-member-samba-winbind/ - Windows 10 Desktop
- Future? – ReactOS which is a potential open-source drop-in replacement for Windows 2003. Will try this if they ever enable domain joins.
https://reactos.org/wiki/VirtualBox
VirtualBox
Use these Network settings for all machines:
- Adapter 1: Enabled
- Attached to: NAT Network
- Name: NatNetwork (10.0.2.0/24 – DHCP & IPv6 disabled)
- Adapter 2: Enabled
- Attached to: Host-only Adapter
- Name: VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter (192.168.56.0/24)
- DHCP Server: Enabled
- DHCP Lower Address Bound: 192.168.56.101