Re: network troubleshooting

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From: Marina Roos [SBS-MVP] (marina_at_roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com)
Date: 10/09/04 

Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 15:33:11 +0200

Hi Param,

Ipconfig of the server looks good, although you can delete the WINS from the
external nic.

Why are you using 2 nics on the client? And why does it have the dns suffix
3 times? That might cause some confusion for the client. 

-- 
Regards,
Marina
Microsoft SBS-MVP
"Param R." <pr@nospam.com> schreef in bericht
news:%23QTpw$arEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi Marina, here you go..
>
> SERVER:
>
> Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\param>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
>    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : brserver-i
>    Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : LAZARDGROUP.local
>    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
>    DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : LAZARDGROUP.local
>
> PPP adapter RAS Server (Dial In) Interface:
>
>    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
>    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
>    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.111
>    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
>    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
> Ethernet adapter WAN Connnection:
>
>    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100+ Server Adapter
> (PILA847
> 0B)
>    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-90-27-DE-28-0A
>    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
>    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
>    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>    Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
> Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:
>
>    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8169 Gigabit Ethernet
> Adapter
>    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-54-1A-AC-00
>    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>    Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\param>
>
>
> CLIENT - WINDOWS XP SP2:
>
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> C:\WINDOWS>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
>         Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : param
>         Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : LAZARDGROUP.local
>         Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>         IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>         WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>         DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : LAZARDGROUP.local
>                                             LAZARDGROUP.local
>                                             LAZARDGROUP.local
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 100Mbps:
>
>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : LAZARDGROUP.local
>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
> Controller
>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-09-65-81-B6
>         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.131
>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>         DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>         Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>         Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 08, 2004
6:44:41
> PM
>         Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, October 16, 2004
> 6:44:41 P
> M
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 1000Mbps:
>
>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : LAZARDGROUP.local
>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family
> Gigabit
> Ethernet NIC
>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-09-65-81-B5
>         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.112
>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>         DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>         Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
>         Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 08, 2004
6:45:13
> PM
>         Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, October 16, 2004
> 6:45:13 P
> M
>
> C:\WINDOWS>
>
> thanks,
> Param
>
>
> "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in
message
> news:%23PkPruZrEHA.4080@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Param,
> >
> > Shall we start witht the basics first? Can you post the ipconfig/all
from
> > the server and one from a client? What OS on the clients?
> >
> > -- 
> > Regards,
> >
> > Marina
> > Microsoft SBS-MVP
> >
> > "Param R." <pr@nospam.com> schreef in bericht
> > news:ePLdvnUrEHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> Hi all, we are experiencing some network latency in our SBS network
> >> environment. The SBS server has 2 NICS as follows:-
> >>
> >> Internal GIGABIT Nic plugged into gigabit switch where other PCs
plugin.
> >> External 10/100 NIC plugged into linksys router for gateway to
internet.
> >>
> >> Our users are experiencing very slow internet browsing and also slow
file
> >> copy times over the network. We have contacted our ISP and they came
back
> >> with our line is OK.
> >>
> >> Are there any free tool out there that I can use to monitor the network
> >> to
> >> see what is going on? Test line speeds between a particular client and
> >> the
> >> server etc?
> >>
> >> TIA!
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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