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SBS 2003 Cannot Connect to Client over RWW or Ping

Cannot connect to client computers vis RWW AND cannot ping the client computers. Suspect this is a windows firewall issue but cannot track down setting. This occurs both inside and outside the LAN. I can ping and connect to both the SBS2003 and Windows 2003 file server. I properly ran CEICW and RAS. I have one Vista client that I can connect to (go figure), but ALL other XP clients and Vista clients have problem. Background: On SBS 2003, have all client connected through servername\connectcomputer. All clients can access SBS and File Server no problems. Email working fine. Internet Access no problems. No hardware router installed, dual NIC on SBS 2003.

Michael Worsham

Please post an 'ipconfig /all' from both the SBS server and one of the affected workstations.

rbuba

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Thanks for the reply! Below ipconfigs are for SBS2003 server, non connecting client, and connecting client:

SBS2003 Server:3
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : sbsserver1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domainserver.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domainserver.local

Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-2F-FA-CC-62
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

PPP adapter RAS Server (Dial In) Interface:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.7
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Ethernet adapter Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-2F-FA-CD-CA
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : xxx.xxx.xxx.241 (assigned static ip from isp)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : xxx.xxx.xxx.246 (assigned static gateway from isp_
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Client Computer that will not connect/ping:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : computer02
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domainserver.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domainserver.local
domainserver.local

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domainserver.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-72-B1-92-69
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.23
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 06, 2008 8:01:04 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:01:04 AM

Vista Computer that has access:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
(C) Copyright 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : computer01
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : domainserver.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : domainserver.local

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domainserver.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-A2-34-74
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.41(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 07, 2008 12:46:44 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:46:44 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection*:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : domainserver.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap. domainserver.local
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

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