Re: ConnectComputer Issue

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From: Crina Li (v-crinal_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/10/05 

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 04:03:47 GMT

Hi Marina,

Thanks for your input.

Best regards,

Crina Li (MSFT)

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| From: "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com>
| | Subject: Re: ConnectComputer Issue
| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 03:37:23 +0100
| Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
| Hi Jomess,
|
| If your server only has 1 nic, there is something very wrong. It should
have
| a static IP, and DNS and WINS should be pointing to the server IP.
|
| --
| Regards,
|
| Marina
| Microsoft SBS-MVP
| One of the Magical M&M's
|
| "jomess" <jomess@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
| news:32541F70-9419-43B0-BFEB-169B0687376E@microsoft.com...
| > Dear Crina / all,
| >
| > It seems that I got tricked! As you correctly suggested, IP 192.168.1.1
is
| > the default getway and NOT the DNS server which is correctly configured
as
| > 192.168.1.5 (my SBS).
| >
| > I have followed all the other step but in vain.
| >
| > This put us back to the original situation...
| >
| > PS: I am not using a roaming profile.
| > PS2: The only irregular message I have apprears when I start the
script, I
| > get a notification that "this computer is already a member of this
| domain",
| > but I believe it shouldn't make any difference when migrating a user.
| > PS3: Here is an ipconfig /all as suggested by somebody else...
| >
| > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
| >
| > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Messaritis.local
| > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit
| > Ethernet
| > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-9F-3D-F3-D8
| > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
| > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
| > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
| > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
| > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
| > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5
| > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5
| > Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5
| > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : ?????, 8 ??????? 2005
10:17:34
| ??
| > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : ?????, 19 ?????????? 2038
| > 5:14:07 ??
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > "Crina Li (MSFT)" wrote:
| >
| > > Hi John,
| > >
| > > Thank you for your reply.
| > >
| > > You said "The SBS dhcp server keeps assigning to the client computers
| the
| > > IP address of the DSL router's internal interface (192.168.1.1)
instead
| of
| > > the SBS (192.168.1.5)". Do you mean that the DHCP service on the SBS
| > > server always assigns the IP 192.168.1.1 as the Default Gateway for
the
| > > internal clients? If so, we need to know how many network interface
| that
| > > the SBS has.
| > >
| > > If your SBS server has the single NIC, we are unable to assign its IP
as
| > > the Default Gateway for the internal clients. This because that a
| > > single-NIC SBS/Windows Server cannot work as a router. In this
| situation,
| > > SBS will use its Default Gateway as the Default Gateway for the
internal
| > > clients. You may refer to the following KB article:
| > >
| > > 309633 How to Configure a SBS for Full Time Internet Access with a
| Single
| > > http://support.microsoft.com/?id=309633
| > >
| > > If your SBS server has two NICs, we can perform the following steps to
| > > change the gateway settings for the internal clients:
| > >
| > > 1. Click start, click administrative tools, and click DHCP.
| > > 2. Extend the server and the scope you want to assign IP address using
| SBS,
| > > and right-click Scope Options.
| > > 3. Select Configure Options
| > > 4. In general tab, select router, and then modify it as the gateway
that
| > > you want to use.
| > > 5. Click OK.
| > >
| > > You can also find the information regarding how to configure "003
| router"
| > > option in KB 309633.
| > >
| > > If you have any questions regarding this post, please let me know.
| Thank
| > > you.
| > >
| > > Best regards,
| > >
| > > Crina Li (MSFT)
| > >
| > > Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
| > >
| > > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
| > >
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| > > | Thread-Topic: ConnectComputer Issue
| > > | | Subject: RE: ConnectComputer Issue
| > > | Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 07:43:04 -0800
| > > | | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
| > > | | Hello!
| > > |
| > > | Thank you very much for your extensive reply. You have helped a lot.
| As
| > > you
| > > | suggested in your email, there seems to be a problem with DHCP. The
| SBS
| > > dhcp
| > > | server keeps assigning to the client computers the IP address of the
| DSL
| > > | router's internal interface (192.168.1.1) instead of the SBS
| > > (192.168.1.5).
| > > | The topology of the network is: a Cisco DSL router with two
| interfaces,
| > > an
| > > | external with the public IP and an internal with the private. All
| private
| > > | network (including the SBS singleinterface) is connected in a star
| > > topology
| > > | to a switch.
| > > |
| > > | Any ideas on why is this happening?
| > > |
| > > | Thank you in advance,
| > > |
| > > | John Messaritis
| > > |
| > > |
| > > | "Crina Li (MSFT)" wrote:
| > > |
| > > | > Hi John,
| > > | >
| > > | > Thank you for posting in SBS newsgroup.
| > > | >
| > > | > May I know if the profile you want to migrate from is a LOCAL user
| > > profile?
| > > | > If it is a roaming profile, we should create one new user
profile,
| > > copy
| > > | > the problematic domain user roaming profile to the local one, and
| then
| > > | > migrate from the local profile to the new domain profile. To do
so,
| > > please
| > > | > refer to the following KB articles:
| > > | >
| > > | > 168475 How to Create a Base Profile for All Users
| > > | > http://support.microsoft.com/?id=168475
| > > | >
| > > | > 314478 How to Create and Copy Roaming User Profiles in Windows XP
| > > | > http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314478
| > > | >
| > > | > 291555 The "Copy To" Button in the System Properties Dialog Box Is
| > > | > Unavailable
| > > | > http://support.microsoft.com/?id=291555
| > > | >
| > > | > After that, please perform the following steps to add the client
| > > computer:
| > > | >
| > > | > 1. Make sure the client computers get the IP addresses and DNS
| > > | > configurations from the SBS 2003 DHCP service correctly
| > > | > 2. In Server computer, Create a user account and computer account
| for
| > > each
| > > | > user by using the Add Users Wizard
| > > | > 3. Log on a client workstation using its local administrator
account
| > > | > 4. In client computer, open IE and run
| > > http://servername/connectcomputer
| > > | > 5. Follow the wizard and choose to migrate the user's local
profile
| to
| > > its
| > > | > domain user profile
| > > | >
| > > | > In addition, I would like to provide the following web page for
your
| > > | > reference:
| > > | >
| > > | > This response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web
| > > site.
| > > | > Microsoft can make no representation concerning the content of
these
| > > sites.
| > > | > Microsoft is providing this information only as a convenience to
| you:
| > > | > this is to inform you that Microsoft has not tested any software
or
| > > | > information found on these sites and therefore cannot make any
| > > | > representations regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of
any
| > > | > software or information found there. There are inherent dangers
in
| the
| > > use
| > > | > of any software found on the Internet, and Microsoft cautions you
to
| > > make
| > > | > sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any
| > > software
| > > | > on the Internet.
| > > | >
| > > | >
| > >
|
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=40829&DisplayTab=Ar
| > > | > ticle
| > > | >
| > > | > After performing the above steps, please let me know the results
at
| > > your
| > > | > earliest convenience. Thank you for your cooperation.
| > > | >
| > > | > Best regards,
| > > | >
| > > | > Crina Li (MSFT)
| > > | >
| > > | > Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
| > > | >
| > > | > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
| > > | >
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| > > | > | | From: =?Utf-8?B?am9tZXNz?= <jomess@discussions.microsoft.com>
| > > | > | Subject: ConnectComputer Issue
| > > | > | Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 10:55:06 -0800
| > > | > | Lines: 21
| > > | > Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
| > > | > |
| > > | > Dear All,
| > > | > |
| > > | > | I' ve just installed SBS 2003 and started adding the client
| > > computer's of
| > > | > my
| > > | > | network using the ConnectComputer url. I am facing the
all-famous
| > > "Client
| > > | > | Setup cannot migrate private user settings" error message. I did
| some
| > > | > | research on the web and found out that this can solved by either
| > > tweaking
| > > | > | with the folder privileges (according to a technet article) OR
by
| > > opening
| > > | > the
| > > | > | SBSNetSetup.log file, finding which file is blocking the script
| and
| > > | > deleting
| > > | > | it.
| > > | > |
| > > | > | I did so, but I still cannot continue the setup to the end.
| Checking
| > > into
| > > | > | the log file I see a "CProfileList::IsPrivateDir(C:\Documents
and
| > > | > | Settings\John) - GetEffectiveRightsFromAcl() failed - [1326] -
| > > assuming
| > > | > | private
| > > | > | CProfileList::FindPrivateDir() - returning true [C:\Documents
and
| > > | > | Settings\John]" error message...
| > > | > |
| > > | > | Any suggestions? I would be more than grateful!
| > > | > |
| > > | > | Cheers,
| > > | > | John
| > > | > |
| > > | >
| > > | >
| > > |
| > >
| > >
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