Re: changed IP address: can't receive email & need to make domain name match IP address

Merv,

Will I need the installation disks to add the 2nd NIC?

I'm going to try this, but won't have a chance until later.

Thanks
Merv Porter [SBS-MVP] wrote:
If your present "router" is in bridge mode, then all data packets are
essentially forwarded on to your SBS server (much like a broadband modem).
As you are set up now, your SBS server is "bare to the Internet" (not good).
I would disconnect it from the Internet immediately. To correct this, you
need to buy at least another inexpensive router to put between the SBS
server and your present "router".

It appears that you have a static WAN (public) IP address from your ISP.
The preferred way to set this up (at least it's my preferred way) is to buy
an inexpensive router (DLink DI-604 or equivalent) and put 2 NICs in the SBS
server. Then physically configure the network and re-run CEICW.

The following diagram shows you the network setup:
(Your present router will equate to the broadband modem that is pictured to
the far left of the diagram. You should not have to do any re-configuring
of it since it will be passing all data packets on to the new "inexpensive"
router for processing)

2 NICs, Static IP, Router (works with and without ISA installed)
http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=266&articleType=ArticleView&articleId=76

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"xpidiot" <chris.boulanger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for your help Merv,

My router isn't allowing me to set a different IP address for it. I
repeatedly get an error message ("an unknow error has occurred").

I'm not sure what numbers I'm supposed to substitute for the my current
settings.

These are the numbers I have to work with. Please let me know which
ones would work.
I'm not sure what numbers I'm supposed to substitute for the my current
settings.

LThese are the numbers I have to work with. Please let me know which
ones would work.
IP: 75.61.56.121
Sub: 255.255.255.248
Pri: 68.94.156.1
Sec: 68.94.157.1
Default gateway: 75.61.56.126

DHCP Range: 192.168.1.64 - 192.168.1.253

Also, after running CEICW, do I need to do anything with the LAN
Network Connections?

Lastly, after looking at the Router gateway, I see that its setup for
"bridge network". Does that help?

Thanks again.


I've tried every address in my IP range and received connection errors
on all of them.
The only thing that works at all is the original IP config that I
posted earlier.
IP: 75.61.56.121
Sub: 255.255.255.248
Pri: 68.94.156.1
Sec: 68.94.157.1
Default gateway: 75.61.56.126

DHCP Range: 192.168.1.64 - 192.168.1.253

Also, after running CEICW, do I need to do anything with the LAN
Network Connections?




I've tried every address in my IP range and received connection errors
on all of them.
The only thing that works at all is the original IP config that I
posted earlier.
Merv Porter [SBS-MVP] wrote:
You may want to re-read 825763. You appear to be using a public IP
address
on your SBS NIC (instead of a private IP address).

The router/firewall has a public (WAN) side and a private (LAN) side.
You
need to set up the router with the public WAN (static) IP address. Then
attach your SBS server to one of the LAN-side ports on the router, give
your
SBS NIC an IP address in that private IP range and re-run CEICW. In
CEICW,
select your services and then recreate the Web Server certificate.
Unless
you are hosting your company web site on the SBS, port 80 should be
closed
on the router. You also need to open port 4125 on the router for Remote
Web
Workplace (RWW).

Email... Since you have a new Static IP address, make sure that your ISP
(or
whoever handles that IP) has updated the MX and A records for your domain
so
they point to your new (static) public IP address. These changes may
take
several hours to propagate through all the email servers on the Internet.

At this point, it appears that your MX records are not pointed to your
75.61.56.121 public IP address:
http://www.checkdns.net/quickcheck.aspx?domain=DomaniVerra.com&detailed=1

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"xpidiot" <chris.boulanger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Before coming here I use KB825763 (How to configure Internet access in
Windows Small Business Server 2003) exactly as directed, 323380 (How to
configure DNS for internet access), & an obscene number of posts from
this newsgroup.

Thanks in advance for any help.

My company moved to a new office and got a new static IP address for
SBS2k3 Standard.

We're connecting to the server through a router with a firewall. We
have broadband & 1 network adapter I've unblocked ports 80, 25, 443,
1723.

Problem 1:


I can access RWW & OWA with ipaddress/remote and ipaddress/exchange,
respectively. Both the http & https methods work with the IP address. I
CANNOT access anything using the domain name (e.g. domainname/remote).

Can someone tell me how to reset the ip address that is attached to the
domain name? Is that the right way of talking about it?

Problem 2:

I can send mail from OWA and Outlook, but can't receive anything. I've
checked the queues on the server and there is nothing there. I think
this is related to the domain name problem above. We are using SMTP.
with registered domain for the mail.

Below is my ipconfig/all from the server

Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : truthsayer
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : DomaniVerra.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : DomaniVerra.local

Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
Ethernet
NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-4C-DF-CA-92
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 75.61.56.121
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.248
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 75.61.56.121
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 75.61.56.121
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>



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