Re: Can't connect to the Internet

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FYI - I can't ping the router (192.168.1.1) from the server either...

"Frank McCallister SBS MVP" wrote:

> Are you able to browse to the router from the server on 192.168.1.1 and see
> the Status page?
>
> --
> Frank McCallister SBS MVP
> COMPUMAC
> "Jack_EFI" <JackEFI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:EBA0E0E5-59D7-4E87-B87E-2BD80ED6523F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Frank,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply. We have DSL and a Linksys BEFSR41 V3 router. We have
> > a
> > static IP and a username and password is not required.
> >
> > I'm currently connected to the Internet by directly plugging my
> > workstation
> > in to the router w/ modified IP info to see it (not using SBS DHCP since
> > there's not a connection to the Internet). Our setup on SBS uses the DHCP
> > server, DNS, etc. As I mentioned, all worked fine before I got adventurous
> > yesterday and went into the Routing and Remote Access to try to setup VPN
> > access. I assume this may have something to do with it...
> >
> > Please let me know what else I might be able to provide as far as info
> > goes
> > from the server.
> >
> > I sure do appreciate your help -
> > Thanks,
> > Jack
> >
> > "Frank McCallister SBS MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Jack
> >>
> >> Is your Linksys router connected to DSL or Cable modem? If you go to
> >> 192.168.1.1 in server Browser User blank pswd admin and look at status
> >> screen do you show a connection with IP address? If DSL in setup is your
> >> PPPoE setup proper with user name and password correct?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Frank McCallister SBS MVP
> >> COMPUMAC
> >> "Jack_EFI" <JackEFI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:5352F793-82EF-4724-B3CB-AD9B20B983DF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Help!!! I managed to screw something up and I can't figure out what the
> >> > heck
> >> > I did.
> >> >
> >> > Background: SBS 2003, 2 NICS (see ipconfig/all below). Everything was
> >> > running fine until I messed with Routing & Remote Access. I re-ran
> >> > CEICW
> >> > umpteen times and still can't connect to the Internet, not even from
> >> > the
> >> > server. The connection settings (in terms of IP, DNS, etc.) are the
> >> > same
> >> > as
> >> > when it worked before. In looking at the the DNS event log, I show an
> >> > error
> >> > #4004 with the following info:
> >> >
> >> > The DNS server was unable to complete directory service enumeration of
> >> > zone
> >> > efi.local. This DNS server is configured to use information obtained
> >> > from
> >> > Active Directory for this zone and is unable to load the zone without
> >> > it.
> >> > Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly and repeat
> >> > enumeration of the zone. The extended error debug information (which
> >> > may
> >> > be
> >> > empty) is "". The event data contains the error.
> >> >
> >> > Does this have something to do with it? The event error is about at the
> >> > same
> >> > time we lost connectivity.
> >> >
> >> > ipconfig/all info:
> >> >
> >> > Windows IP Configuration
> >> >
> >> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : efiserver
> >> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : efi.local
> >> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> >> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> >> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> >> > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : efi.local
> >> >
> >> > Ethernet adapter Network Connection: (external)
> >> >
> >> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> >> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet
> >> > Adapter(LNE100TX v4)
> >> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
> >> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> >> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
> >> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> >> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> >> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2
> >> > NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
> >> >
> >> > Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection: (internal)
> >> >
> >> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> >> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel 8255x-based PCI Ethernet
> >> > Adapter (10/100)
> >> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
> >> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> >> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2
> >> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> >> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> >> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2
> >> > Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2
> >> >
> >> > I sure would appreciate any help you all can provide as soon as
> >> > possible.
> >> > I'm sitting here with egg on my face - with glares from quite a few
> >> > peeved
> >> > people who can't access the Internet!
> >> >
> >> > Thanks very much,
> >> > Jack
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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