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
wire, 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:
Code:
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
Here are the ipconfig /all logs for a CLIENT COMPUTER:
Code:
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
I would really appreciate any help that anybody would have... tips, advice... this is making me crazy :-| thanks!
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