Re: New to SBS 2003 and really struggling
From: Mike E. (mre_at_pidesign_nospamplease.co.uk)
Date: 10/26/04
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 22:14:35 +0100
Hi Steve, get yourself a D-Link DSL-504T Router.
This should solve all your problems.
Regards
Mike E. (Also UK)
"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I am new to client/sever networks in general (and all the terminology) and
> SBS 2003 having always had Peer to Peer networks.
>
> I decided to upgrade our peer to peer network to SBS 2003 with I have to
> say
> many regrets so far because despite many many hours and late evenings for
> a
> whole week still do not have anything working properly.
>
> When I saw the setup had wizards and to do lists I was hopefull all would
> go
> smoothly but unfortunately not. Perhaps its my configuration but it is one
> thats listed in the document which lists network configurations that are
> suitable.
>
> Simply, we had a peer to peer network using Internet Connection Sharing to
> a
> broadband connection via an ADSL modem.
>
> I worked out this was the connection requiring username password (PPPoE)
> and
> that is how I have set things up using the Inter/Email connection wizard.
>
> I have a server installed with SBS 2003 which is connected to a broadband
> connection via an ADSL modem and at the moment 1 client PC connected by
> Ethernet to the server.
>
> I have gone through all the wizards time and time again and no joy. Here
> are
> the problems ( thanks for getting this far :-))
>
> 1. The server does not automatically connect to the ADSL modem. I have to
> click the ICON supplied with the Modem software to get a connection going
> or
> run Internet Explorer on the server. This brings the connection for dialup
> networking OK but I have to press Connect to get it to connect. Even if I
> tick the Connect Automatically checkbox, this is not remembered next
> time.
>
> I had assumed that my server would automatically connect to broadband
> without any user intervention. I dont want to be logging onto the server
> every day just to kickstart the INternet Connection.
>
> 2. The client will not connect to the Internet whatever the state of the
> connection on the server. It will conect to the server OK for shared
> folders
> and will connect to the default intranet page. I can also ping the server
> IP
> OK and get 4 packets sent, 4 received, O retries. I cannot connect to a
> simple external internet page. There does not seem to be any settings in
> Internet Connection options that indicate the client should be going to
> the
> server.
>
> 3. The exchange fax software on the server will only receive an incoming
> fax
> if I login on the server and run the fax console and select the option to
> receive a fax, thus again requiring unsatisfactory user intervention on
> the
> server.
>
> 4 I have posted this next problem before and kindly got some answers which
> I
> tried but to no avail. When the server boots up it waist for ages with the
> message "Preparing Network Connections". The previous answers suggested
> something wrong with DNS but I have run and run the Internet Wizard and
> all
> details look OK.
>
> Thanks for any answers. A lot of the terminology means nothing to me so if
> anyone answers can you kindly use simple language.
>
> I am on the point after a weeks efforts of giving up and going back to
> peer
> to peer which would be a shame.
>
> Thanks
>
> Desperate Steve from UK
>
>
>
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