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

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From: Doug Thews (dougthews_at_ddconsult.nospam.com)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 23:25:45 -0500

I guess I could resort to that, but I'm so disturbed by what the problem is
I'd really like to get it fixed. Yes, it came off of the same CD, but I
have different license keys.

It's really bizarre that it only affects windows.com too. I can SSL to a
bunch of other sites that use port 443. Really crazy. 

-- 
Doug Thews
D&D Consulting Services
http://www.ddconsult.com/blogs/illuminati/
"Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]" <jmaltz@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:eYlhrbscEHA.3148@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Try phone activation
>
> Is it the same copy of Windows Server 2003?
>
> -- 
> --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - IIS, Virtual PC]
> http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
> tutorial site :-)
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out
> here
> Only reply by newsgroup.  I do not do technical support via email.  Any
> emails I have not authorized are deleted before I see them.
>
>
> "Doug Thews" <dougthews@removeme.ddconsult.com> wrote in message
> news:%230Q9EVqcEHA.2268@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > 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?
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Doug Thews
> > Director, Customer Solutions
> > D&D Consulting Services
> > ----------------
> > Visit my Tech Blog at:
> > http://www.ddconsult.com/blogs/illuminati/
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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