asked on

If DHCP is enabled on the router and server will it cause a slow network?

Hi, a few weeks ago our router died on us, well it was a prodigy Pro box with antivirus/firewall etc and everything was working optimal. I have put a BT router in place and things seem slow now including clients taking long a time to log on to the server and intermittent connections to the internet especially with the server. there are also printing issues and just general slowness. I have just realised that the DHCP is enabled on the router and the server.Is this causing the problem and should I swich the DHCP off on the router?

The follwowing error code is also being registered 6702 and this is happening quite a lot. I have remote access and would like to try and keep the remote access rather than go onsite. I am just concerned that if I do switch off the DHCP it will cause loss of connection,

CODE 6702

DNS server has updated its own host (A) records. In order to ensure that its DS-integrated peer DNS servers are able to replicate with this server, an attempt was made to update them with the new records through dynamic update. An error was encountered during this update, the record data is the error code.

If this DNS server does not have any DS-integrated peers, then this error
should be ignored.

If this DNS server's Active Directory replication partners do not have the correct IP address(es) for this server, they will be unable to replicate with it.

To ensure proper replication:
1) Find this server's Active Directory replication partners that run the DNS server.
2) Open DnsManager and connect in turn to each of the replication partners.
3) On each server, check the host (A record) registration for THIS server.
4) Delete any A records that do NOT correspond to IP addresses of this server.
5) If there are no A records for this server, add at least one A record corresponding to an address on this server, that the replication partner can contact. (In other words, if there multiple IP addresses for this DNS server, add at least one that is on the same network as the Active Directory DNS server you are updating.)
6) Note, that is not necessary to update EVERY replication partner. It is only necessary that the records are fixed up on enough replication partners so that every server that replicates with this server will receive (through replication) the new data.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp
I have run the best practice analyzer this is the result:

All Issues
Help and Support Service missing :
You need to reinstall the Help and Support Service. For more information, see "Help and Support feature is missing after you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 on a computer that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95292.

Task Offloading is enabled :
Task Offloading is enabled and should be disabled on Windows Small Business Server 2003. Change the value of the DisableTaskOffload registry key to 1. For detailed instructions, see the Knowledge Base article "You experience intermittent communication failure between computers that are running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95149. If the DisableTaskOffload registry key does not exist, then manually create this registry key and set its value to 1.

Network interface driver file is more than one year old :
Network Card Driver: E1000 Last Modifed Date: 20030324211608.000000+000

Small Business registry key exists :
The "Small Business" registry key exists and should be removed. You should either back up or export the registry key located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Small Business, and then delete it. For more information, see the Knowledge Base article "Installation of the Windows SBS 2003 Transition Pack may silently fail on a Windows SBS 2003-based computer" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=102989.

Companyweb Filter Names is not at default value :
The ISAPI Filter for Companyweb web site is not at its default value of SHRPTFLT and stsfltr. To reconfigure the ISAPI Filters for companyweb, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. In the IIS Manager snap-in, double-click Web Sites, right-click Companyweb, and then click ISAPI Filters. Add filters SHRPTFLT and stsfltr.

EDNS is enabled :
EDNS is enabled on this server. Some of the routers or firewalls may not support EDNS. You should disable EDNS on this server. To do so, click Start, and then click Command Prompt. In the Command Prompt window, type dnscmd /Config /EnableEdnsProbes 0 and then restart the DNS Server service.

Microsoft Outlook 2003 missing :
Outlook 2003 should exist in the ClientApps folder. To do so, from the server, click Start, click Control Panel, click Change or Remove Programs, then click Windows Small Business Server 2003. On the component selection page, select Microsoft Outlook 2003.

POP3 Connector snap-in has not been updated :
POP3 Connector snap-in does not appear to be the version from knowledge base article "Error message when you use the POP3 Connector Manager with MMC 3.0: "'MMC has detected an error in a snap-in" " at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95161.

SBSMONITORING instance does not use SQL Server 2000 SP4 :
The SBSMONITORING instance should use the latest available service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000.

Update for Daylight Savings Time 2007 not installed :
The update for Daylight Savings Time 2007 is not installed for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2. Without this update, calendar items in CDO-based programs and in Microsoft Outlook Web Access will operate as if the standard time is in effect during the extra weeks of daylight saving time. You can download this update at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95430.

Cheers for your help,
Chris

SOLUTION

Brian Pierce

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.