tizzidale
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SMB 2003: Network Configuration Wizard - Error "The list of users . . ."
W2K3 SMB SP2, was working fine, but now I cannot add computers via the Network Conf. Wizard. I've verified that the clients, through DHCP, are directed to the server's IP Address for DNS. Here are the server and client's ipconfig info:
SERVER
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SERVER
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : server.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : server.local
Ethernet adapter Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C
VBD Client) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : *hidden*
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C
VBD Client)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : *hidden*
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
CLIENT:
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JLaptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : server.local
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : server.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566MM Gigabit Network Con
nection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : *hidden*
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.53
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, June 16, 2008 2:42:10 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:42:10 PM
SERVER
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SERVER
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : server.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : server.local
Ethernet adapter Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C
VBD Client) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : *hidden*
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C
VBD Client)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : *hidden*
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
CLIENT:
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JLaptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : server.local
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : server.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566MM Gigabit Network Con
nection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : *hidden*
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.53
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, June 16, 2008 2:42:10 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:42:10 PM
Hello tizzidale,
euhm, you are pointing to 192.168.16.3 for dns and dhcp etc, but your server ip is 192.168.16.2 ????
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : *hidden*
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
the ip adres of your server need to be .3 istead of .2
you can change it easily through the server management console > change server ip
Regards,
suppsaws
euhm, you are pointing to 192.168.16.3 for dns and dhcp etc, but your server ip is 192.168.16.2 ????
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : *hidden*
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.3
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
the ip adres of your server need to be .3 istead of .2
you can change it easily through the server management console > change server ip
Regards,
suppsaws
tizzidale,
ow, read too fast, looks like it is .3 anyway.
how is the server configured, with two nics?
did you read how to configure it with two nic's?
http://sbs.editme.com/network
suppsaws
ow, read too fast, looks like it is .3 anyway.
how is the server configured, with two nics?
did you read how to configure it with two nic's?
http://sbs.editme.com/network
suppsaws
ASKER
Yeah, it's got two nics and it's configured correctly (i think). It had been in production for months, capable of adding clients. The only thing that's changed recently is that we reset the administrator password, and we opened up a couple of ports in the ISA. That's it.
after a second look your ip settings are ok.
what error are you getting after trying to add a pc via the server management console?
anything in the eventlogs about that?
what error are you getting after trying to add a pc via the server management console?
anything in the eventlogs about that?
ASKER
There are no event log messages. The error occurs not on the server, but on the client when I run the Connection Wizard. It reads in part,"The list of users and computers could not be found on the server." The rest is suggestions about making sure that the SBS is the primary DNS, which it is.
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Here is some more info: If I attempt to add the clients manually, by creating a computer account in Active Directory Users and Computers, then going to the client and using the System Properties - Computer Name changel wizard in an attempt to add the computer to the domain - I get to a point where I receive an error message, which reads in part, "the specified server cannot perform the requested operation" - then when I look back on the server's AD Users & Computers, the computer I had created has been disabled.
Thanks for any help.