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HELP! could not ping public IP on Small Business Server 2003 on Dell poweredge 2650

I just installed SBS 2003 on an old poweredge 2650 that has 2 NIC cards (local and network). I'm not sure how to configure the two cards correctly. Please provide how to steps so I can access one NIC via public IP and one via private IP. Currently, this machine is connecting to a 24 ports 3COM router and I can access local private IP fine, but could not access public IP. When updaing NIC public IP address, I got a message saying that IP address already assigned to NIC that physically not there.

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Ray

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vchitta

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I tried "inter connection wizard" a few times - using wizard set up, then tried swapping net and local NI; and tried setting gateway IP to net/local and lastly tried IP setting "control D" during reboot. nothing get me to ping or http to public IP via net NIC. So I cleared net NIC and disabled the card and assigned local net NIC w/ public IP address, subnet, gatway and then I was able to http to public IP. That's the only way I can get to my machine publically for now. It seems like net NIC card is not working or SBS is doing somthing to it that I just don't know how to fix.

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Ray

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I tried to route both networks using the steps given by that site and no luck. I think one of the NIC is not accessable. Is there a way to test NIC card? both NIC are embeded into the mother board.

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Ray

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Rob Williams

If you suspect a problem with the NIC, perhaps try disabling the onboard one and adding another and retry your configuration.
I was a little confused by the above description. When you configured the 2 NICs was the default gateway assigned to the WAN/Public NIC? If using a static public IP on the WAN NIC you also need to add the ISP's Gateway address or any requests from the Internet will not be returned to the source. Maybe I just misunderstood.

Rob Williams

Thanks vchitta,
--Rob