Cannot access CompanyWeb from client PC's, please Help

[dportalaag]

Hello i have a SBS2003 box in my office, so far we only use it to login to our computers and manage users with it. i wanna use it though for the internal website, to post news, files and share stuff with the other users in my office.

i can access the internal website from the actual server itself but companyweb link on the " Welcome to Windows Small Business Server 2003" page does not work from other client PC's

i went on Microsoft site to try and figure it out and i can to a help page that suggest i ran the internet and email connection wizard (im not sure what for) but when i click that it tells me that i have to ensure my DHCP is running which im also not sure what that is for.

im a noob when it comes to SBS2003, any help would be appreciated

 

[nicolasvdb]

This is most likely a dns problem, check your clients if the first dns server is set with the ip of the sbs2003 server.

"my DHCP is running which im also not sure what that is for" got me worried...

 

[wahnula]

Yes, in the "TCP/IP Properties" of each client's NIC there should be an option to "Use the following DNS server addresses" and that's where you put the IP address of the SBS box. To find out the IP, Start->Run-> type "cmd" without the quotes and then type "ipconfig /all" again without the quotes. Put the address from the network-facing NIC in the clients' TCP/IP Properties.

Open Internet Explorer on the client, and type "

http://companyweb/default.aspx"

again without the quotes. If nothing happens, try pinging the server (Start->run->type "cmd" then "ipconfig" then "ping 192.168.xx.x" or whatever the IP adress of the server's NIC is. If that gets no response, go to Start->Server Management->Internet and Email and rerun the CEICW. Type those letters into Google to see examples and how to use the CEICW.

This is a good reference for setup with two NICS:

http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=266&articleType=ArticleView&articleId=74

CompanyWeb is one of the most basic functions of SBS and if it's not there your might want to make sure the computer is visible in Server Management->Computers. If not, join the clients to the SBS box by typing "servername/connectcomputer" into an IE address box on a connected client.

Also, more details about your install would be helpful to all.

Tony

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