New server Network & DNS Setup

I just got a New Dual G5 Server and set it up using the pdfs from apple. Mainly the Getting Started Appendix B page 149 Small Business Setup using the Gateway Setup assistant. I ran into all sorts of problems like being unable to login to the open directory and i think it was my DNS setup that was the problem i then changed the setup multiple times using various How-tos in this thread to no avail.
So i have reinstalled the the Server software and will start again using the following steps.
This is my first post so i please let me know if i have provided enough info or to much?
SETUP:
ADSL 2 connected to DLINK 4 port Wireless Router (24Mbps) 1 port plugged into Ethernet 1 on Server. Router is setup as a DHCP using 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2 for xserve. subnet mask is 255.255.0.0 (dynamic ip address from ISP)
Xserve Ethernet 2 will provide DHCP and NAT via a 16 port switch to Computers and Printers. Setup as 192.168.2.1, 255.255.255.0
I want to use the xserve as a file server, filemaker database server, web server for a test site for some of our content and also possibly an email server.
INSTALL
1. Install OSX 10.4 with ethernet settings above eth1 is DHCP eth2 is manual
assigned, no services will be set to start up and i choose Standalone
Server
2. Update with Software Update
3. Setup DHCP for the Clients - Start Service
4. Setup DNS use " company.private" for the host name and the DNS server ip
will be the 192.168.2.1 address
5. Upgrade to Open Directory Master and Kerberize
6. Setup Sharepoints for Data Storage and Home directory location
7. Start Apple File Services AFP
8. Create user Accounts / Groups
9. Setup Directory Access on clients to see LDAP server and DHCP.
Login from clients to get an automounted sharepoint and Home directory,
"sounds easy when i type it up like that".
Could anyone let me know if i am doing it the right way or if there is anything i have missed wrong order or something important.
Should i change the routers subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 ?
Obviously wireless clients will have access direct to internet due to the router and the routers DHCP. Can wireless users access their Home directory in this manner via the ethernet 1 port?
Should i just let the router handle the DHCP for everyone and plug it into the switch with only 1 ethernet being used on the server?
I will eventually have to have another subnet for student computers in the future.
I would greatly appreciate any advice

Pretty long post, and I doubt anybody here will want to go through the entire setup process. However, I'd re-think your baisc hardware configuration.
I don't know why everybody gets so excited about using that second ethernet port on the Xserve. It's necessary in some setups, but if you already have a router providing DHCP on a small network it seems like overkill.
I'd setup the chain in this order:
Internet - ADSL Modem - Router - Switch - Xserve / Computers / Printers
Setup your server with a manual IP address (192.168.0.2 is fine). Point it to itself as the DNS server.
Leave the router at 192.168.0.1, and configure the router to assign DHCP above the Xserve's address (say, from 192.168.0.10 and up). Also let the router handle NAT.
Network homes work over wireless, but it's not an entirely satisfactory experience. You might consider using portable homes instead; sync times will still be slow, but overall you'll cut down on network traffic and it should at least appear faster to your users.

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