Re: Clients are losing connection to the server.

Yeah, I had thought it may be the switch, I just couldn't figure out why that
would interrupt the external network as well. I don't think I would call
this switch cheap, or low end, but it is new and it could certainly be
defective...

I'll try that and let you know.

As for the NIC's I have complete faith in Intel to tell me whether or not
the NIC is bad and the as the diagnostic utility shows everything is ok, I
don't think it's that.



"Jim Behning SBS MVP" wrote:

> Have you tried a different brand of network switch just for fun? I
> have had cheap network switches go bad. Server drops off and power
> cycling the switch or the server is the only way to get things working
> again. A different switch is a lot less expensive than all that
> reconfiguring stuff. I also had issues with setting the nic speed to a
> specific speed. It worked better on Auto. I had a server that had
> issues with its internal nic that prevented you from seeing in from
> the external nic.
>
> "SJ" <SJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >""Nathan Liu [MSFT]"" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello SJ,
> >>
> >> Thank you for posting in the SBS newsgroup.
> >>
> >> According to your description, I understand that clients are losing
> >> connection to the SBS 2003 SP1 Server. If I have misunderstood the problem,
> >> please don't hesitate to let me know.
> >>
> >> To narrow down this issue, please kindly answer and perform the following
> >> questions and steps:
> >>
> >> 1. Does this issue occurs with all clients or certain clients?
> >
> >All the clients get "kicked" at the same time. (or EXTREMELY close, I can't
> >tell)
> >>
> >> 2. Please refer to the following KB article to troubleshoot network
> >> connectivity problems:
> >>
> >> How to troubleshoot network connectivity problems
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=325487
> >>
> >> 3. Please also refer to the following information to re-run the CEICW to
> >> configure proper Internet connection:
> >>
> >I can run this no problem and I checked all the setting against the KB
> >article for the correct connection settings, however, if you still feel I
> >should run the CEICW again I certainly will.
> >
> >> 825763 How to configure Internet access in Windows Small Business Server
> >> 2003
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=825763
> >>
> >> 4. Meanwhile, you may try the following steps on the client workstation
> >> and see how it goes:
> >
> >Since this is for all the workstation, do you really think I should do this
> >on all of them? I would consider this a last result as I have a TON of
> >specialized software that is profile specific.
> >
> >Again if you feel this is what I should do...
> >
> >>
> >> a. Log on locally as a local administrator to the client. In Control Panel,
> >> double-click System. On the Computer Name tab, click Change, select
> >> Workgroup, type a workgroup name and click OK. Click OK when prompted to
> >> restart the computer.
> >>
> >> b. On the SBS server, delete the user and computer accounts, click Add a
> >> User in Server Management\Users. Follow the instructions to create user and
> >> computer accounts.
> >>
> >> c. On the client, open IE, go to http://SBSServerName/connectcomputer and
> >> follow the instructions to join domain.
> >>
> >> I appreciate your time and cooperation. If anything is unclear, please feel
> >> free to let me know. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Nathan Liu (MSFT)
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> >> >I have a problem that has been plaguing me for several weeks and I’m out
> >> of
> >> >ideas. I have an SBS Server2003 SP1 server that was installed about a
> >> month
> >> >ago. It was a version of SBS that didn’t come with SP1 installed on it
> >> (one
> >> >of the last ones I think) so I installed SP1 exactly as I have 30+ times
> >> >before on servers that are in use.
> >> >
> >> >Everything seemed to be fine.
> >> >
> >> >Shortly after we got the workstations connected. (I should mention that 5
> >> >of them are new, and three are about a year old) We started having issues
> >> >where the clients would lose, or drop their connection to the server. No
> >> >files, SQL access Internet, nothing. Rebooting the workstations does not
> >> >correct this issue. The only thing we can do is reset the server (we seem
> >> to
> >> >lose Internet access at the same time as when they call I can’t remote
> >> in
> >> >either) by powering off because there is no monitor on the server itself
> >> (we
> >> >use RDC while in/out of the office if we need to).
> >> >
> >> >I was thinking maybe bad NIC’s but, for the life of me I can’t figure
> >> out
> >> >how we could lose BOTH of them at the same time. I though maybe the
> >> Linksys
> >> >10/100/1000 switch we have out there, but that doesn’t explain the
> >> connection
> >> >to the Internet going down (the NIC connects to the DSL MODEM).
> >> >
> >> >Any thoughts would be great…
> >> >
> >> >I’m stumped.
> >> >
> >> >SJ
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> Jim B. SBS MVP
> I don't have much to say but it can be found here
> http://msmvps.com/bgb/
>
.

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