Trouble connecting to the network

[jdietz]

We just set up a 2003 network and cannot get any workstations to connect.

Specs;

Windows 2003 server with all updates
P4 2.4 gig
1 gig ram
D-Link DI 707P router
DSL internet

When a workstation is connected to the router via ethernet and anyone tries to login the computer takes 4-5 minutes to get to the applying computer settings screen and then it sits there.

At this point you can ping the workstation from the server and it shows up in network neighborhood but the workstations are stuck.

By the book it should return an ip of 192.168 but it comes back as a 64.15.205.

If you disconnect the ethernet cable and login everything is fine. Then connect the cable and you are up and running.

I think the problem is in our settings.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[karmic]

Are the workstations new or were they connected to an another server at some point? what operating system is on your workstations?

Sounds like you're having a DHCP conflict.

If this is a new network, check the router to make sure DHCP is not enabled. By rights, your server should control the dhcp addressing.

also check the local host.sam file to make sure there isn't anything statically assigned for another network.

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