Re: Can't Activate Upgrade of W2K3 (Repost)

From: Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP] (jmaltz_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:13:45 -0400

Hi,

Try phone activation

Is it the same copy of Windows Server 2003? 

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"Doug Thews" <dougthews@removeme.ddconsult.com> wrote in message
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> Help guys ... I'm running out of time to activate!!
>
> I upgraded 2 servers from Windows Server 2000 to Windows Server 2003.
While
> I can activate 1 just fine, the other will not activate.
>
> I debugged the problem and found that this server cannot connect to
> microsoft.com on port 443.  HOWEVER, it can connect to a host of other SSL
> sites on port 443.  Even Telnet to www.microsoft.com on port 443 does not
> work.
>
> Both machines are identical in their network configurations (with the
> exception of the static IP).  Each has 1 NIC with the same DNS, WINS, and
> default gateway.  There is a firewall, but it doesn't block 443 (BUT, I
even
> swapped their IPs to give the "broken" machine the other "working"
machine's
> IP, brought down the "working" machine, and it still failed).
>
> It's funny that the only site affected is microsoft.com.  I've checked the
> Internet Connection settings, and there doesn't appear to be anything
fishy.
> I cleared the SSL State cache, all temporary objects, but still no luck.
>
> Any ideas on how I can get this connectivity back?
>
>
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