Connectivity issue driving me nuts!

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Ive been posting here for a couple of days now because it turns out im somewhat of an idiot. I have had some great advice here though (THANKS!) which is why I am back. Please, if anyone can figure this out I would be very appreciative of any help.

I have a 2 nic config of sbs 2003 configured by CEICW:

nic 1 (internal)
10.0.0.50
255.255.255.0
gateway is empty
dns is 10.0.0.50 (also registered to listen on this interface)
wins is 10.0.0.50 (netbios over tcp/ip also on this)

Nic 2 (external)
10.0.0.60
255.255.255.0
gateway is 10.0.0.2 (router device)
dns is 10.0.0.50
wins is disabled

I am setting the server up using one laptop client (more to add when everything works). The client can see the server (sort of):

10.0.0.99
255.255.255.0
dns 10.0.0.50
wins 10.0.0.50
gateway 10.0.0.50 (have tried 10.0.0.60 and 10.0.0.2 - the router)

Initially my client could not see the server @ all, not even ping but after disableing the routing and remote access service I would ping, my docs etc. Will I later for disableing this service?

I can get the net from the server, I can even RWW into the server from the internet (I almost cried with happy, something worked!), but I can not get the companyweb?

Really really confused, any advice or even just a clue as to where to start would be great!

On initial completion of installing SBS theres the wizard that installs everything else and you select the server roles to configure and the process sets up dns, active directory, sharepoint and all the rest. is there a way of re-running this wizard. I was positive i read in the administrators companion that it can be done but I cant find the reference again and can not find a mention of the wizard in either server management, administrative tools or control panel. just me being stupid?

I elected not to install dhcp server also but have decided that I probably should have done and tried to do it post install. I used the add windows components do-hickie and al seemed well but on using the dhcp manager (in server management i think?) i get a no dhcp server found error, on going into services I can see the service but it is stopped and immediately stops when i try to start it.

My root drive is configured to f:\ not c:\ (dont know why?), will this cause issues and can i/should change it c:\

any and all help/advice will be sooooo appreciated!



I can get @ my socument which have been re-directed to c:\users
I can ping 10.0.0.50 (only, not 10.0.0.60 or anything else)
Can not get the internet







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