Re: Problem adding client

From: MCTrainer (swb_mct_at_msn.com)
Date: 03/22/04


Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:46:06 -0600

Is the dns server setting on the Server's adaptor 192.168..0.203. That's
how the Server finds itself for querying for Active Directory objects like
users and computers.

"Marcus O" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11c0101c41043$02087b20$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi!
>
> Here is the story.
>
> Installed a fresh Win 2003 SBS. It finds my D-Link router
> and wants to take over DHCP, I deny and it gets ip
> 192.168.0.100 and ask me to exclude it from the DHCP.
>
> I don't want to exclude it so I give the server IP
> 192.168.0.203 which is outside the DHCP range for the D-
> Link.
>
> Then I follow the Todo list. "Add Users and Computers", I
> give the client computer the name for my laptop, who I
> want as a client. Wizard tells me to finish and start
> laptop and enter http://[server]/connectcomputer. So ...
>
> Network Config appears on laptop but here the problems
> starts. It wants username and password, so i enter it.
> Now the server wants to do two things: 1. "Finding small
> business users" and "Finding small business server client
> computers". It stops on the first one with the error
> message "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".
>
> More info:
> 1. I can surf internet from the server.
> 2. I can connect to it with remote desktop.
> 3. I can connect to it via laptops Explorer -> Network
> neighborhood -> with the username and password that I
> entered when I followed the Todo list!
>
> So, what is wrong with the network adapter? I have
> searched internet and MS site but not found this error
> message anywhere! What is wrong?
>
> Thanks for any help and ideas!
>
> Regards,
> /Marcus



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