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Network Card Configuration and Ports on Router

I would like some help on Network Cards in SBS2003 please.

I would like to know the following please:

1. I have to Nics and want to know how I should set them up?
2. I would then kike to know what I should do with the router firewall. I know that I have to open ports for certain things but dont know what. I would also like to know to which Nic card I should point all incoming traffic.

Can someone put this in to simple terms? Thanks Alex

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Hi, Thanks for the information but the only issue I have is that I don't want the server to act as a DHCP, I want my router to do this. Alex

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You can deactivate DHCP from your server and set router to assign IP addresses. But I strongly recommend you letting your server to handle DNS & DHCP.

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I have several devices witch reaquire port forwarding on the building so I would rather the router was DHCP, is this realy going to be an issue? The secound thing please confirm if I do use the router as DHCP I only need 1 NIC card?

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Okay so I think that I am making this hard work. If I make the server with 2 Nics and make it DHCP like you suggest, how will my other computers on the network that are not part of the Domain get an IP? How will my IP cammeras get there IP's?

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I want to make this easy not hardwork, I would;nt have clue on how to have two subnets!

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The cameras, I think should be on the same as I would want Staff to be able to accesses them from a web browser. The computers don't have to be they would just be guest coming to the office that would want to connect wirelessly or through a network point.

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To give you an idea I am using DGFV338 Netgear router

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Okay RobWill,

You have been great today with all my dumb questions. I know have one final question so that I can close this off. If I make my SBS the DHCP how will I get the netgear router to act as the wirless? I think it is as an acess point but not sure. The other question is if I have a visitor or a friend who would not be part of the domain how would the get an internet connection? The other thing is that I am on a PPOA not PPOE is that an issue? If going down your route is it best to have two Nic Cards?

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Thanks RobWill

Thanks Alex_Jenkins. Good luck with your project.
Cheers !
--Rob

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RobWill, Can you confirm from your link at the top I shoul be using option 5? One network adapter - manual router connection to broadbanda. On the Connection Type page, click Broadband, and then click Next.
b. On the Broadband Connection page, under My server uses, click A local router device with an IP address, and then click Next.
c. On the Router Connection page, next to Preferred DNS server and next to Alternate DNS server, type the IP addresses that are provided by your ISP. In the Local IP address of router box, type the IP address of the router that the server uses to connect to the router.
d. Click to select the My server uses a single network connection for both Internet access and the local network check box, and then click Next.
e. A message may appear that warns that the firewall that is provided cannot be configured. You are offered a chance to view information about configuration settings for an existing firewall device.
f. On the Network Connection page, click Server Local Area Connection under the Connection Name.
g. Click Next.
h. Complete the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard.

Yes that is correct.

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Thanks, So that is all done the question now is why can't I ping the server? If you want me to open anouther question Please say so. Alex

From on site or off site? Off site you won't be able to, ICMP (ping) requests are usually blocked.

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Onsite conected to the LAN via a compute thats not part of the domain! I have tried by the static IP 192.168.10.100 and by name

I assume all PC's and server are assigned an IP either statically or dynamically in the same subnet, i.e. 192.168.10.x
I am headed out on a service call, but will check back on my return.
--Rob

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They are all the same, good luck on your call.

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Okay I have done some testing and found the following:
1 If I Ping from a computer on the LAN to the server IP or name I get no reply
2. Ping from the server to the computer in step one and get message hardware error!!
3. If I ping the outside world form the Server, ping www.google.co.uk I get a reply
I don't understand! Sorry to trouble you with this. Alex

>>"2. Ping from the server to the computer in step one and get message hardware error!! "
This is odd !

Can you post the results from ipconfig /all from both the server and one of the problematic PC's. We should be able to tell from that.
You are not using any sort of security software such as ZoneAlarm Symantec Security suite are you?

PS- Forgot about the wireless. Are the PC's using wireless connections? If so is it possible as a test to use wired connections?

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Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping 192.168.10.10

Pinging 192.168.10.10 with 32 bytes of data:

Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.

Ping statistics for 192.168.10.10:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping 192.168.10.2

Pinging 192.168.10.2 with 32 bytes of data:

Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.

Ping statistics for 192.168.10.2:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping 192.168.10.2

Pinging 192.168.10.2 with 32 bytes of data:

Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.

Ping statistics for 192.168.10.2:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping 192.168.10.1

Pinging 192.168.10.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.

Ping statistics for 192.168.10.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping www.google.co.uk

Pinging www.l.google.com [66.102.9.99] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=248
Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=248
Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=248
Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=248

Ping statistics for 66.102.9.99:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 27ms, Maximum = 34ms, Average = 31ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>

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My network card is set as follows

IP 192.168.10.100
SUB: 255.255.255.0
Default 192.168.10.1

Preferred DNS: 192.168.10.60
Alternate: Is blank

I cant get on the net with the setting via the server! But I can remote to the server with Logmein.com so tats all strange to me!!

Was using cable while on the LAN not wireless, the other thing is I cant ping the router thats on 192.168.10.1

Thanks for your help

I'd like to see the results of the server IPconfig /all
You can export it and copy and past here by using:
ipconfig /all >C:\result.txt
the go to the C: drive and retrieve.

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I will do this when I am back in the office for you, I am out at the momnet. Alex

Sounds good.

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Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : sbssrvajcs

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : AJComputerServicesLtd.local

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : AJComputerServicesLtd.local

Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LNE100TX v4)

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-17-4E-17-F2

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.60

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.60

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The strange thing is that I can't ping the Defualt gateway or connect to it through IE browser!

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I have tried a diffrent was and that was to use IE to rmaote to it through https://mystaticip:port and its fine

It is very strange, no connecting can be made to the server, the IP configurations are fine, though you should add WINS (not the problem), yet you can connect by LogMeIn. Is there any chance these computes have 2 network connections; wired and wireless? A ping "hardware error" usually means there is no connection at all. It can be a bad switch, cable (cross-over instead of straight though), or network card. Any of these would also block LogMeIn. However, it is possible you are accessing with LogMeIn via the "outside world" and a wireless connection.

Hi Guys
Can I ask for a little clarity here.
I have a similar requirement IE SBS2003R2 premium but with ISA2004 firewall configured.
I want SBS clients to have access to the domain and 'visitors' to have wireless and wired access to internet only.

I have a 2 NIC server (as per recommendations) I use SBS DHCP server bound to the internal NIC and use the routers DHCP for 'visitors'. The only problem is I have had problems with the routers DHCP server interfering with SBS PCs. In one case some SBS PCs were alocated IPs from the router.

How can this happen if there is supposed to be isolation between the subnets ??? I have had other problems too which seem to disappear if I turn the router DHCP server off.

Regards
Trevor

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Hi Trevor,

Rob will be able to help more with this but I have found the best way forward is to have the SBS 2003 handle all of your DHCP not the routers. I turned off the DHCP on the router and let SBS 2003 do all the work. Even when I have people come an go it works fine to allocate an IP.

The two DHCP servers have to be on different subnets, the WAN and LAN side of the SBS, and there can be no physical connection between the two, i.e. they cannot be connected to the same switch.

Sorry TrevorWhite , but you will need to open your own question to pursue further. A good option is to click on the "ask a related question" link below.
--Rob

Hi Alex,
So you have a dual NIC system, SBS DHCP and a wireless access point on your SBS internal subnet (not your SBS external subnet) ???

I've been fiddling with two DHCP scopes for this and getting nowhere

Thanks
Trev

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ThanKs Rob

Hi RobWill
Ooops OK sorry I'll but out.
Thanks anyway
Trev

No problem Trev. Glad to asst, but it is EE rules. If you use the link it will send all participants in this question a notification, or you can e-mail me the link directly using the e-mail in my profile (click on RobWill).