Re: ConnectComputer Problem

I'm a little confused by your network configuration. I'm not sure what you
are trying to accomplish with the 2 switches. If I've interpreted your
description correctly, both switches would be on the same network segment
and would not be "remote" to the SBS server.

Is this your physical setup?


Internet
|
Broadband Modem
|
Router --- Switch1
|
Switch2 --- SBS Server (with single NIC in the SBS server)
| | | |
Workstations


SBS works best when it controls the DHCP service for the its network. If
you want to isolate the SBS network from Switch1, put a second NIC in the
SBS server, then let the SBS server handle DHCP for its network segment (the
workstations). (The router would then handle DHCP for any computers
attached to Switch1). Set is up similar to this diagram:

http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=266&articleType=ArticleView&articleId=74

Then re-run CEICW.

Your final setup would look like:

Internet
|
Broadband Modem
|
Router --- Switch1... (attached computers)
|
SBS server (external NIC)
||
SBS Server (internal NIC)
|
Switch2
| | | |
Workstations


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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"NeeNee" <NeeNee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Merv,

A gentleman (Greg) that I work for settng up the server posed the
following
questions, any help
would be greatly appreciation.

The first question would be what if I was trying to connect from a remote
location? The set up here is that we are using two switches. The
broadband
modem plugs into the linksys router and the router connects the internet
to
the two switches and provides the IP address to all the clients. The one
switch has internet access all the time, the second switch has the client
computers connecting to the server. All the nic on the clients point back
to
the server internal nic with a generic setting of 192.168.16.2. the
clients
can get to the Network configeration page but no further. The internet
connection is not stable on the switch connected by the server, but is on
the
other switch. Is there something we missed, and can we use the other
switch
to connect to the server remotely.

"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

Domain Name... no, you don't have to register it if it is an internal
domain
name (not one that you use to connect the server from a remote location,
like http://mycompany.com)

Have you re-run CEICW and does it complete without error?
http://www.sbs-rocks.com/sbs2k3/sbs2k3-n2.htm

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"NeeNee" <NeeNee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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We're using the Linksys Wireless - G broadband router model no.
WRT54G

No, we have not tried another IP address

The error message we're receiving is "Page Cannot Be Displayed" the
error
code at the
bottom reads "Cannot find server or DNS error"

Does the Domain Name need to be registered by the ISP provider.

"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

Well that's strange.

What make/model router do you have?

Have you tried another IP address other than 192.168.1.105 for the
external
NIC?

What is the exact text of the error message that you are getting?

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"NeeNee" <NeeNee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Tried to change external NIC to a static I.P assignment when we
recieved
invalid/error subnet mask. I am not understanding why that error is
occuring
for subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Any Ideas why that is occuring

Any ideas?

"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

Only a couple of things to note...

It looks like you have a 2 NIC + router network setup. The
external
NIC
should have a static IP address assigned to it (not a dynamic one
assigned
by the router's DHCP service). You don't want the external NIC IP
to
change
at the whim of the router.

Re-run CEICW and specify the ISP's DNS nameserver's as "forwarders"
on
the
appropriate screen.

Also check the NIC binding and make sure that the Internal NIC is
listed
first...

Right click My Network Places...Properties. Highlight the Internal
NIC.
Then
select Advanced...Advanced Settings from the top menu for that
window.
The Internal NIC should be displayed first followed by the
External
NIC.
If not, move the Internal NIC to the top of the list.
The Internal NIC should have File and Printer Sharing bound
(checkmarked)
to the TCP/IP Protocol.
The Internal NIC should have Client for Microsoft Networks bound
(checkmarked) to the TCP/IP Protocol.
The External NIC should be bound to TCP/IP only (no other
protocols
or
services).


Also, was this SBS 2003 SP1?
Is ISA 2004 installed on the SBS server?
On the server, can you connect to Companyweb?
(http://companyweb/default.aspx)
Do you have any firewall software (other than Windows Firewall) on
the
XP
Pro boxes?
From the workstation, can you ping the SBS server IP address:
192.168.16.2?

This thread may give more troubleshooting steps...

Problem with connect computer wizard
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs/browse_thread/thread/1f3644fe3f2f35bd/e7ab96692247ecdc?lnk=st&q=connectcomputer+Connect+to+the+network+now+page+cannot+be+displayed&rnum=1&hl=en#e7ab96692247ecdc

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"NeeNee" <NeeNee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You asked if IE 7 installed on the workstations, No.

Here are the IP configurations.....

Server IP Configuration:

Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : g4dyk61
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ******.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ******.local
sd.cox.net
Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8169 Gigabit
Ethernet
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-F4-EF-6C-D4
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
Ethernet adapter Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : sd.cox.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Server
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-43-10-41-97
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.105
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 03, 2007
6:05:51
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, February 04, 2007
6:05:51
PM

Client IP Configuration:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\User>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Admin
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ******.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ******.local
******.local
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ******.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900 PCI Fast
Ethernet
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-95-15-E2-26
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.20
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 03,
2007
4:04:20
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, February 11,
2007
4:04:20 PM




"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

Please post the results of an ipconfig /all for the server
and
a
workstation.

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"NeeNee" <NeeNee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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There are no mapped drives on the existing workstations.

"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

Mapped drives on existing workstations? - delete them.

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"NeeNee" <NeeNee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Unfortunately that did not solve the issue. The client
computers
are
connecting to the internet through the server. The client
NICs
are
pointing
to the server. Client computers displays Network
Configuration
Page,
but
it
does not appear to load completely. Also, when "Connect
Computer
Now"
is
selected we still receive the cannot display the page"
message.
Is
there
some setting on the server that we're missing?


"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

Maybe try...

Add the ConnectComputer server's IP address or FQDN to the
Local
Intranet
zone:

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. On the Security tab, click Local intranet zone, and
then
click
Sites.
4. Click Advanced.
5. In the Add this Web site to the zone box, type the
ConnectComputer
server's IP address or the ConnectComputer server's FQDN,
and
then
click
Add.
Note You must type the ConnectComputer server's IP
address
or
the
ConnectComputer server's FQDN in the http://IP address or
http://FQDN
format.
6. Click OK, click OK, and then click OK.

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"NeeNee" <NeeNee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
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My church has SBS 2003. We are trying to connect client
computers
using
connectcomputer but are having problems. The client
computers
are
all
running Windows XP professional. The problen we are
having
is
that
once
we
get to the wizard page and click "Connect to the network
now"
to
start
the
wizard we received the "cannot display the page". We
have
no
idea
what
the
problem could be. Any ideas?

Thank you


.

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