Re: XP Home and RWW

From: Les Connor [SBS MVP] (les.connor_at_DEL.cfive.ca)
Date: 05/11/04 

Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 14:43:47 -0500

Todd,

I don't think the xp firewall will make a difference, but it's worth a try -
easy to disable. What make of router? It shouldn't need factory resetting,
possibly some configuration is all. The DMZ port you would think would take
the router out of the equation.

Can you ping <ip of SBS> ? Or telnet <ip of SBS> 80, and/or 443 ?

Another thing to try: I've noticed this with MS broadband routers on the
remote client end - the first time you try the url, it fails. Press Stop in
the browser while it's trying (before it fails), and then the green arrow
at the right end of the address bar.

Same thing may happen after you select the desktop computer to connect to -
you may not get a login box. Pressing back button on the browser produces an
error, ok past that, and then try the connect button again - success. 

-- 
Les Connor [SBS MVP]
-------------------------------------
SBS Rocks !
"Todd Wilson" <wilsontt@alltel.net> wrote in message
news:%235ZayU4NEHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Les,
>
> Thanks for getting back to me.  Yes, I think it should work as well - in
the
> time between the posting of the original question this morning and now I
> have found another friend who is using the same DSL provider that I was
> using last night and who is running XP home.  He is able to get in with no
> problem.
>
> What happens is that when I type the ip address of the SBS machine in the
> browser there is a long pause and then I either get the dnserror.aspx
screen
> or I get a
> "Cannot find server or DNS error Internet Explorer" screen.
>
> Yes, there are two machines at this remote site, both running XP home,
both
> connected to the DSL line through the same router, both display same
error.
>
> I checked the router configuration, and placed one machine in the DMZ
> thinking that this might allow it unfettered access to the Internet, same
> result though.  I am not a router god, so while I think that the firewall
is
> properly disabled, I'm not positive.  We are currently trying to find the
> logon password to the PPPoE account so that we can reset the router to
> factory defaults in the hope that that might let us through.
>
> Could the firewall on XP be causing problems?  I didn't think to check
that
> last night?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Todd
>
>
> "Les Connor [SBS MVP]" <les.connor@DEL.cfive.ca> wrote in message
> news:OA6fm73NEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Todd,
> >
> > I think it should work. What is the exact error message or behavior you
> see
> > ? Are you able to try another computer, from this location ?
> >
> > Is there a firewall (xp firewall or other) that might be blocking the
> > communication on the client end ?
> >
> > -- 
> > Les Connor [SBS MVP]
> > -------------------------------------
> > SBS Rocks !
> >
> >
> >
> > "Todd Wilson" <wilsontt@alltel.net> wrote in message
> > news:%23vHMvb3NEHA.2708@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Are there any know issues with the connection of a computer running XP
> > home
> > > (IE 6 with latest service packs) to a client computer running XP pro
> > through
> > > SBS 2003?
> > >
> > > I can connect to the client computer from other machines in other
> > locations
> > > with no problems, but they are all running XP pro.  I don't think that
> > there
> > > is a problem with XP home, since I am connecting through the use of
the
> > > browser, but I just want to cross this off of my list of potential
> > problems.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > Todd
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>