Re: Internet Connection Loss on Client Machines

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Hi Dave,

The Gateway should be empty, so not even showing 0.0.0.0. You are missing
WINS on the server nic.
You are using a PPPoE connection, right? Do yourself a favor, buy a second
nic and a cheap router and let the router do the PPPoE connection.

Two Nics, a static IP address, ISA, router:
http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=154

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Marina Roos
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"Dave S" <DaveS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
news:F04567F6-8008-4079-89EB-41EA5EEF6F92@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I have a SBS 2003 and 4 client machines all running XP Pro.
>
> Before the spyware attack all was well but after i removed it the client
> machines wouldn't connect. Here is the ipconfig from the server:
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : home-server
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Home.local
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Home.local
>
> Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
> Ethernet
> NIC
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-FC-87-E9-46
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.253
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.253
>
> PPP adapter Small Business Dial-up Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : *.*.*.*(hidden)
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
> 194.168.8.100
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
> And the ipconfig from a client PC:
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DAVE03
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Home.local
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Home.local
> Home.local
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 4:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Home.local
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet
Adapter
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8D-60-EC-9C
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.37
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.253
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.253
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.253
> Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.253
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 22 July 2005 21:00:44
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 30 July 2005 21:00:44
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
>
> "cjobes" wrote:
>
> > post your network configuration including ipconfig on your server.
> >
> > Claus
> > "Dave S" <DaveS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:5851CAC2-FFE9-49EF-9D3E-E59B9375D412@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > No,
> > > I can't ping past the server from any client PC.
> > >
> > > If I run tracert, it's first hop shows as the server and then it fails
> > from
> > > there.
> > > This the text from tracert:
> > >
> > > C:\Documents and Settings\dave.HOME>tracert microsoft.com
> > >
> > > Tracing route to microsoft.com [207.46.250.119]
> > > over a maximum of 30 hops:
> > >
> > > 1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.253
> > > 2 * * * Request timed out.
> > > 3 * * * Request timed out.
> > > 4 * * * Request timed out.
> > > 5 * ^C
> > >
> > > The problem seems to be at the server end. I have tried several
restarts
> > and
> > > all of the services seem to be running OK. The LAN seems fine also as
I
> > can
> > > browse accross the LAN and see sharepoint services OK.
> > >
> > > It looks like the server is blocking the HTTP traffic somehow, I am
only
> > > running the basic firewall service. ISA server is not installed.
> > >
> > >
> > > "cjobes" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Can you ping from client boxes external sites by IP and name?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Dave S" <DaveS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:2DC55B6C-E0F6-49C1-A60C-CBC6ACC1EE69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > After a battle with some spyware on my server, my client machines
have
> > > > lost
> > > > > their internet connection. Exchange, sharepoint and other services
are
> > > > fine
> > > > > to the server but there is no external internet sites that work.
> > > > >
> > > > > The server can see the internet without problem. I have tried a
rerun
> > the
> > > > > connection wizard without success, and I can ping everything OK.
I
> > can't
> > > > > ping external sites though from the client machines.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >


.

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