Re: Unable to add a Client Computer to Windows Small Business Serv

ipconfig /all shows the following:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Whitey
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-09-12-EB-5D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.219.212.232
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.240
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 203.219.212.225
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.219.212.233

This machine has a static IP address - which we need as our customers
connect directly into it from the outside world. However I want all our
client machines to be able to connect to the new Windows 2003 server in order
to get email and various other applications. The IP address of the server
(SERVER1) is 203.219.212.233
--
Tina Byrne
Hospitality Computer Systems (Australia)


"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

I would double check the TCP/IP settings or post the result of ipconfig /all here. This search result nay help,

The list of users and computers could not be found on the server. make sure that the small business server network adapters are configured correctly
Symptom: When attempting to join a client to a SBS 2003, you may receive this error: "The list of users and computers could not be found on the server. make sure that the small business server network adapters are configured correctly".
http://chicagotech.net/sbs/sbserror1.htm

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Tina Byrne" <TinaByrne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:D8443F4A-2337-4882-A4F1-24F2F5B6B3D6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On our new server I've added a client computer. It then says to go to the
client machine and type http://server-name/ConnectComputer in a web browser
to finish the process. From this client machine I can see the server machine
and I have set the DNS server IP to be the IP address of the new server.

When I run the above URL in a web browser it asks me to logon to the server
using a username and password that has permissions to add computers to the
domain. So I try logging in as the Administrator user from the server. It
then pops up a box saying "Finding Small Business Server users..." which
takes forever and then comes up with the following error:-

"The list of users & computers cannot be found. Before you continue, ensure
that the client computer has a wired network connection...." etc

Any ideas would be really appreciated. I found one possible solution in the
microsoft knowledge base saying to ensure that the DNS Server of the client
machine is set to the IP address of the server and that it doesn't have any
alternate IPs which I've done.
--
Tina Byrne
Hospitality Computer Systems (Australia)
.

Relevant Pages