Homelab Part 10: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Domain Join
In Part 9, I built the malware-analysis segment. In this part, I add the Windows identity layer: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and the first domain-joined client. This is where the lab becomes useful for Windows telemetry, Sysmon, Group Policy, domain logons, Atomic Red Team tests, and later Wazuh detection work. What I Built Server: Windows Server 2022 Desktop Experience VM name: prod-winserver VLAN: 20 / DEFENCE IP: 10.10.20.20/24 Gateway: 10.10.20.1 Domain: ad.plumy.lab NetBIOS: AD Roles: AD DS, DNS, DHCP Client VLAN: 60 / CLIENT Client test: domain join and ad\plumy login Telemetry: Wazuh agent on DC and client ‹ › ...