Re: Client computer internet connection problems

True,

but they should be able to connect to the Internet....assuming that they
have a NIC, that the NIC has correct IP information (valid IP Address,
subnet, Default Gateway, correct DNS entry/ies).

I think that the "ipconfig /all" results will help a lot.

If he is running Windows XP Pro and he has the DNS Servers from the ISP in
his TCP/IP Configuration settings then he is not going to be able to join
the domain. On the clients - again, assuming Windows XP Pro - he needs
O*N*L*Y the internal DNS Server IP Address.....

--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24012

"Steve" <newsgroup@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You say they are Windows XP workstations-hopefully they are Pro and not
Home as the latter can't join a domain at all.

"Dan Palacio" <palaciod@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ahh ok it looks like I missed a step. I did not attempt to actually
join the computers to my server domain. So do the computers need to
have access to my domain first before they can access the internet? If
thats the case let me try doing that again. I remember doing it at one
point for my computer but encountered some difficulty and was going to
get back to it later. Appears its actually important. As for IPCONFIG,
I'll get a qick list together and post it on here ASAP for you to look
at. I did pinging by name. All the computers were conifigured to get
network configuration throguh DHCP. Nothing was set statically and I
saw nothing that I could remove or delete.

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:
In news:1167869945.549934.133310@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Dan Palacio <palaciod@xxxxxxxxx> typed:
By cant access, I mean that the computers cant ping anything including
the server.

By name, or by IP?

My DHCP server is not leasing any addresses to the
computers.

Why not? Are you seeing errors about this? You said your SBS server was
hosting DHCP services... it should be.

All the computers are personal computers that were
preconfigured with Windows XP, So correct, the server was set up after
all these computers.

How did you join them to the domain? Did you create computer accounts
(the
to do list on the server walks you through this) and run
http://servername/connectcomputer on them? Did that work right/

Also what do you mean by the IP config
properties. How do you get those properties where I can remove the
DNS suffix. I can take a snapshot of the IPCONFIG on either computer
and e-mail it (Can I post a picture on here?)

Best not to post attachments in newsgroups that don't have the word
"binary"
in the name.... no need.
Is each computer configured to get a DHCP configured address?
If not, change that. Log in as an admin, go to network properties /
tcpip
properties - make sure everything is set to receive addresses
automatically,
and remove anything you see that's set statically (including the DNS
suffix).



Were these computers previously configured without your SBS server
in the picture? In each computer's IP config properties (DNS /
advanced) remove the connection-specific DNS suffix or anything that
says RCN (or is statically set).

That said: you didn't really describe what "can't access" means. Can
you ping the router's LAN IP? Can you ping a public DNS server IP
address? Can you ping www.google.com from a workstation?

Try posting an unedited ipconfig /all from the server and from a
recalcitrant workstation in here.

You didn't post this - it would help.





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