Windows 2003 server: active directory problem

[gemini_shooter]

hey everybody !

First a little history of what I did:

I am trying to setup a testing server (so I set up an entirely new domain in a new forest) to learn more about windows 2003 server without killing everybody's else's network at work ... the computer that I am setting up this server on has two network cards

1. first card is connect to the company intranet/internet
2. second card (this is the one I am setting up the test domain on)

Both cards have absolutely different gateways and DNS system and I don't want them to be connected in anyway .... since this is a test server I don't want anybody accessing this domain ..... so I have everything setup .... everything seems to be working and I can access the both the intranet when i want to and also access the new domain as well by running IIS on the same server .....

The settings of the second card are as follows :

IP : 10.0.0.1
DNS: 255.0.0.0
Gateway: 10.0.0.1
Preffered DNS server: 10.0.0.1
Alternate DNS server: 127.0.0.1

This card has no connections going out from it and is disconnected. Don't have another machine lying around wish I did...

so Now the PROBLEM :

Now when I click on anything related to active directory from administrative tools I get weired errors ..... in short and simple way I cannot access the new forest and domain I setup through active directory. Errors I get are listed as follows:

1. Clicking on 'Active directory domains and trusts' : The configuration information describing this enterprise is not available The server is not operational'

2. Clicking on 'Active directory sites and services: Naming information cannot be located for the following reason. The server is not operational'

3. Clicking on 'Active directory Users and computers' : Naming information cannot be located for the following reason. The server is not operational'


Can anyone please help me solve this problem