Domain Troubles

[Gatezy]

Greetings

Im installing a new SBS 2003 server for the first time and going through it step by step. I have a little trouble with the domain name, I can log in via the IP address but not with the server name.

Also I am having trouble with the DHCP scope. I add a scope with the IP ranges for the two routers that we have (10.0.0.2 which is connected to the BB connection and 192.168.1.1 which is a wireless router). When I disable DHCP on these two routers and add the scope to DHCP in SBS I can not connect with any client computers to the DHCP server. when I reenable DHCP on these routers I can connect automatically to web etc as before. Coupled with this I can not connect to the server via the server name i.e.

http://Server-Name

but only through its IP address.

Im guessing I have some configuration incorrectly set and any help you could give would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks

James Gates

 

[nsanto17]

This would lead me to believe it is a DNS Issue. I am not too sure how you have things set up the way you do but i think you need to do some reading up on SBS before you start the install.

Check this and then get back us on the results.

1) Make your Scope 192.168.2.10 - 192.168.2.254
2) Configure the BB Router to have a LAN address of 192.168.2.1
3) Configure your Server to have the following IP Info
- IP - 192.168.2.2
- Subnet - 255.255.255.0
- Gateway - 192.168.2.1
- DNS Server - 127.0.0.1 or 192.168.2.2
4) Make sure your DHCP server is giving out 192.168.2.2 as a DNS server to all its clients.

Once all that is done then you should be able to connect using

http://<servername>

Nick

 

[TechSoEasyMVP]

You should not have a router on your LAN side... just a switch. That is your problem. With SBS you do not define DHCP Scopes manually. This is done automatically when you run the Configure Email and Internet Connection Wizard (CEICW -- which is linked as Connect to the Internet in the Server Management Console > To-Do List)

A visual how-to is here:

http://sbsurl.com/ceicw

and a full networking overview for SBS is at

http://sbsurl.com/msicw

DHCP should be disabled on your router, and if it was enabled the first time you connected the SBS, then you need to re-establish the DHCP service on the SBS per the instructions at the bottom of this page:

http://sbsurl.com/dhcp

Jeffrey B. Kane
TechSoEasy

http://www.techsoeasy.com