Re: May need to move from SBS because of connection issues

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Hello, Ms. Bradley:


My replies/comments/questions are in-line, below:

"Susan Bradley" wrote:

Jim Graue wrote:
Hello, all:

I may need some "talking down" on the following issue: I'm unable, for
reasons unknown, to connect to other SBS networks from my own, new SBS 2K3
network. I get either a "vbscript error" message, or a more generic one,
indicating that I should contact the system admin (uh, me) if I continue to
have problems. I had ISA 2004 installed with SP3, but have since removed it.
Still, I cannot connect to another SBS network. I get as far as RWW, but
when I want to remote control a system or get a terminal session from a
terminal server, the above-mentioned errors occur.

I'm considering backing out of SBS on my own network, as I'm finding that I
need to get to other networks. I'm thinking of installing W2K3 Server and
Exchange, but I think it would mean that, by Best Practice, I shouldn't have
Exchange on a DC, right? I mean, it's only SBS, with its special
construction, that allows the mix of Exchange and DC, ISA, etc.

I've tried just about everything I can think of and a few things suggested
in posts that I've made, here, and I appreciate the help I've gotten. It's
just that I'm reaching a critical stage where not having easy access to other
SBS networks is really causing a problem. It's disappointing, because I
really liked the idea of running a network in my own business that was akin
to the type I like to install for small businesses: SBS and a Terminal
Server, along with workstations or thin clients, depending on the vertical
market package that is called for.

Probably, if I'm leaving SBS-land, I ought to be posting this in the
Exchange ng, or the general Windows 2K3 ng. But, you will politely let me
know if I've posted improperly. I beg your indulgence, in advance.

I can't tell how you are connecting remotely?

I'm attempting to connect to other SBS networks from my own workstation,
which is in an SBS network. I prefer using RWW from IE browser through
well-configured firewalls, so https://differentdomain.com/remote


If VPN you probably have a IP address (192.168.16.2) that is identical
to many SBS boxes. Use the change IP address wizard to fix this.

I appreciate this approach, but I use different schema at different
locations for the reason that I would like to connect to those networks from
my own, and, of course, the IP scheme cannot be the same at two networks.

I RWW all the time into my home SBS, and to many other SBS boxes.

I can only RWW to my own SBS from outside, so I'm using a laptop with a
broadband wireless connection. If I attempt to do this from another SBS, I
get the same error. This leads me to believe, now that you make your
statement regarding how easily you connect, that I am making a config error
in more than one place.

It's not your SBS server that is blocking you here.

I'm willing to entertain any other thoughts.

Post up an ipconfig/all let's go from there.

Do you want ipconfig/all from the workstation, the SBS, or both?

SBS:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : bernoulli
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : OCS.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : OCS.local

Ethernet adapter Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100+ Management Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-D0-B7-1A-BB-B5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.7.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.7.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Gigabit LOM (3C940)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-6E-58-2E-CB
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.1
--
Best regards,
Jim Graue
Workstation:
C:\> ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : galileo
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : OCS.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : OCS.local
OCS.local

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : OCS.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI TX
NIC
(3C905B-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-04-16-97-28
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.111.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, October 18, 2008
1:03:31 P
M
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:03:31
PM


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