Re: SBS 2003 Networking issues

From: John West (johnwest29_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 07/21/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:40:31 -0700

Hi and thanks for the replies.

First of all, when I set up the SBS 2003 machine, it
recommended that I did not use DHCP as part of the setup
routine so I followed this advice and went ahead with the
2 static IP addresses. So I guess my next step will be to
set up DHCP on the Server, and then tell the workstation
to pick up an address automatically.

When I changed the NIC, I did a manual setup of the
interfaces and set up the IP addresses accordingly, there
was no wizard to follow here.

With regard to pinging, when I ping from one machine to
the other, the Network connection status shows packets
being received but it does not respond to the pings.

I setup the DNS address as being the one on the Server.

I must emphasise that I am not a networking expert so
most of this is new to me anyway.

I will not be able to visit the site for a few hours now
so will not be able to post any updates until later in
the day.

Thanks again for your responses.

John
>-----Original Message-----
>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
>>everyone can share the information
>>"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
>remove the mvp to send email
>.
>

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