Re: SBS 2003 Networking issues

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From: Jim Behning (jimbehningmvp_at_atl.mindspring.com)
Date: 07/20/04


Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:15:06 GMT

One or two nics in server? Can you ping? I second the question about
the server doing its default task of serving up ips with dhcp.

How did you change the nics and what wizards did you run after
changing nics?

"CRIS HANNA \(SBS-MVP\)" <crishannanospam@computingpossibilities.net>
wrote:

>Of course the SBS server should have a static IP.
>Is there some reason you did not leave the default address it would have
>given itself during the install??
>
>Have you checked the DHCP server function and is it setup to hand out the
>right group of addresses??? If so you should tell the xp machine to get
>its address automatically instead of assigning a static IP
>
>Also what do you have on your nic cards for DNS settings?
>
>--
>Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)
>_____________________
>Please only respond in the Newsgroup and not directly to me, so that
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>"john west" <johnwest29@btinternet.com> wrote in message
>news:017e01c46e8a$87ad4bc0$3a01280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi and thanks for reading this.
>> I am setting up a small office with SBS 2003 and 1 XP
>> workstation to start with.
>> Both sets are new builds with ndew hardware.
>> I have set up the server with the ip 192.168.0.10 with
>> subnet 255.255.255.0 and the XP workstation with
>> 192.168.0.20 and subnet 255.255.255.0.
>> I cannot get the 2 machines to talk to each other.
>> I am using a small dynamode auto switch for the network
>> connection but in desperation, I have used a direct
>> crossover connection to eliminate any issues with the
>> switch. I have also changed the network cards and
>> cables. They will still not see each other.
>> I am probably missing something very simple as I do not
>> carry out many networking jobs so any suggestions would
>> be appreciated.
>> Thanks
>> John

Jim B. SBS MVP
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