RE: Help! Broke my SBS 2003 network :(

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From: Robert (Robert_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 05:43:02 -0800

Chad,

I am the proud custodian of an SBS2003 installation that has been running
for 3 days, only because of sheer luck, persistance, and $249.
My original installation with single NIC didn't work, then I read that if
your ISP has PPOE it won't work. After re-doing the installation with two
NIC's it still didn't work. I basically had the router on the LAN side. Paid
$249 for MS support (poor guy in India maybe making $20/day). He couldn't get
it to work, then he suggest we replace the router with a switch and voila it
worked.

Did you get your to work?

Robert

"Chuck Cheeze" wrote:

> OK I have had a 1 NIC install running fine for months. With all the
> talk of 2 NIC systems I had to try it, and something broke. I can't
> figure out what. Here is my setup:
>
> Comcast Cable Modem (Dynamic IP) -->
> Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router -->
> a) SBS 2003
> b) XP Pro Laptop
> c) XP Pro Desktop
> d) Linksys RT31P2 Vonage VOIP Router --> Phone & Fax machine
>
> All were working wonderfully with a vanilla install of SBS.
>
> I installed a new NIC, placed the VOIP router behind the modem (for
> QOS) and hooked it up this way:
>
> Cable Modem > VOIP Router > SBS2003 > Linksys Router > Clients
>
> Everything worked fine to the server, but none of the clients could
> connect to the domain or get web access. VOIP worked and web worked
> on the server.
>
> After fooling with it all night I put everything back to the original
> configuration, but found the same, internet worked to the server, VOIP
> worked, but the clients can't connect.
>
> So here is how I have it now:
>
> Comcast Modem (OK)
>
> Linksys Wireless Router (MAC clone, DHCP off, set as Gateway)
> 192.168.1.1
>
> 1 NIC SBS 2003 192.168.1.20 (IP CONFIG below)
> Internet access OK, services running normal.
>
> Windows IP Configuration
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : zeus
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : mydomain.local
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mydomain.local
> Ethernet adapter WAN 192.168.1.20:
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-530TX+ PCI Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-BA-8B-17-32
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.20
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.20
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
> Linksys VOIP Router 192.168.15.1 (default IP)
> Phone and fax working fine through VOIP. There are no networked items
> running through this router.
>
> HP Laptop XP Pro SP2
> Windows IP Configuration
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : athena
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : NO
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semi...
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-CD-E8-A8-97
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.243.249
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
> I'll spare you the other client IPConfig for now. Hopefully you guys
> can help. I have spend all of the last day playing with this, adding
> in settings, changing them. Can't seem to get the clients connected.
>
> Thanks
>
> Chad
>

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