Hi everyone,
I know this issue is addressed over and over on many forums, but I've spent the day going through the threads and couldn't find an answer. I'll try to be clear:
My problem: I want to connect client computers to my newly installed SBS 2008 and they just won't connect. There is not error, they just don't talk to each other - I suspect a DNS setting problem.
The context: I just installed SBS 2008 on a machine where SBS 2003 was running before. I did a fresh install and didn't try to migrate anything. There was a domain in place before, with an AD managing it in SBS 2003. Now that 2003 is NOT running anymore, I can STILL connect to the domain with the different logins (to my surprise).
3 clients run Windows 7
1 client runs Windows XP
All computers (server and clients) are connected to a switch via [U]wire[/U], the switch is connected to a DSL router.
Details on the situation: I suspect there is a DNS problem. When I try to connect to http://connect/ from a client, I get a typical "404" error.
DHCP: the router was running the DHCP server (worked fine with SBS 2003). I turned it off and activated it in 2008, as it was recommended everywhere. But I don't see a change (see logs of a client below)
DNS: - I used the 2008 IP address as DNS server for a client computer, but it doesn't work. After I make that change, I can't go on Internet anymore.
- However, I can ping the server, and I can also ping outside addresses like ATT's dns servers.
- I did change the DNS suffix in the Advanced DNS options of the Internet properties.
Here are the ipconfig /all logs for the SERVER:
Here are the ipconfig /all logs for a CLIENT COMPUTER:
I know this issue is addressed over and over on many forums, but I've spent the day going through the threads and couldn't find an answer. I'll try to be clear:
My problem: I want to connect client computers to my newly installed SBS 2008 and they just won't connect. There is not error, they just don't talk to each other - I suspect a DNS setting problem.
The context: I just installed SBS 2008 on a machine where SBS 2003 was running before. I did a fresh install and didn't try to migrate anything. There was a domain in place before, with an AD managing it in SBS 2003. Now that 2003 is NOT running anymore, I can STILL connect to the domain with the different logins (to my surprise).
3 clients run Windows 7
1 client runs Windows XP
All computers (server and clients) are connected to a switch via [U]wire[/U], the switch is connected to a DSL router.
Details on the situation: I suspect there is a DNS problem. When I try to connect to http://connect/ from a client, I get a typical "404" error.
DHCP: the router was running the DHCP server (worked fine with SBS 2003). I turned it off and activated it in 2008, as it was recommended everywhere. But I don't see a change (see logs of a client below)
DNS: - I used the 2008 IP address as DNS server for a client computer, but it doesn't work. After I make that change, I can't go on Internet anymore.
- However, I can ping the server, and I can also ping outside addresses like ATT's dns servers.
- I did change the DNS suffix in the Advanced DNS options of the Internet properties.
Here are the ipconfig /all logs for the SERVER:
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Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SERVER Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : mycompany.local Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mycompany.local Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet #2 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-22-19-BE-2F-33 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5089:8f88:7081:74cd%11(Preferred) Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a4ac:591f:feaf:381e%11(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 285221401 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-15-C2-97-92-00-22-19-BE-2F-32 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : ::1 127.0.0.1 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-22-19-BE-2F-32 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 8: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{5B3E31E9-A735-43CD-A5BD-D522A9FFD6BB} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{044D3B06-11B4-43AB-BCF5-3425C0AF6E8F} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
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Here are the ipconfig /all logs for a CLIENT COMPUTER:
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Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MYCOMPANY-3 Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : MycompanysOldDomain.loc Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mycompany.local Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : att.net Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-3F-BB-01-77 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5c4f:e3ac:136e:911d%10(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.112(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 02, 2011 4:49:11 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, August 14, 2011 6:07:23 PM Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254 DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234885695 DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-13-BC-39-94-00-12-3F-BB-01-77 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Tunnel adapter isatap.att.net: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : att.net Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes<br/><br/>
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I would really appreciate any help that anybody would have... tips, advice... this is making me crazy :-| thanks!