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Nate Champagne User is Offline

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5/08/2008 01:58 AM
As a favor, I'm setting up a SBS2003 R2 (Standard - no ISA) server for a small non-profit company with 3 desktops and a laptop (All XP Pro). Internet connectivity comes through a Linksys WRT54G. The server manages DHCP/DNS for the internal (or is supposed to :-)) Any I am having issues with the infamous "An error occurred while configuring networking settings" My apologies inadvance for the extensive post, but I have been pouring over this forum and have attempted most every fix/suggestion and have had no luck. Below are the particulars that may be of assistance. IPCONFIG /ALL from Client and Server CLIENT Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : CLIENT-3 Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : {domain}.local Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : {domain}.local Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-8B-78-3F Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.10 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, May 06, 2008 8:35:21 AM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:35:21 AM SERVER Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MAYCREEK Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : {domain}.local Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : {domain}.local Ethernet adapter ADSL Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-FE-4E-2E DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 Ethernet adapter Internal LAN Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR GA311 Gigabit Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-2A-37-65-DE DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 _________________________________________________________ From SBSNetSetup.log from client computer that failed COnnectCOmputer 5/7/2008 4:24 PM -- Starting SBS Net Setup -- found ⎬] keys CProfileList::CProfileList() - added 󞚛, C:\Documents and Settings\Bill] to the profile dir map CProfileList::CProfileList() - added 󞚩, C:\Documents and Settings\champagne] to the profile dir map CProfileList::CProfileList() - added 𖕬, C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator] to the profile dir map CProfileList::CProfileList() - added [Administrator, C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator] to the profile dir map CProfileList::CProfileList() - added [Bill, C:\Documents and Settings\Bill] to the profile dir map CProfileList::CProfileList() - added [champagne, C:\Documents and Settings\champagne] to the profile dir map CAuthPage:nNotify() - PSN_WIZNEXT - User Name: champagne CAuthPage::GetUsersAndComputers() - ADsOpenObject( LDAP://maycreek.huston.local/DC=huston,DC=local, champagne, [PW] ) CAuthPage::GetUsersAndComputers() - ADsOpenObject( LDAP://maycreek.huston.local/DC=huston,DC=local, champagne, [PW] ) OpenXMLFile() - DOMDocument::load( C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Small Business Server\Clients\usermap.txt ) failed - Ώ] CWizard:repAutoLogon() CWizard:repAutoLogon() - runonce key set CWizard:repAutoLogon() - account existed, deleting CWizard:repAutoLogon() - setting DefaultDomainName_PostMigrate to [huston], Ύ] FinishNetworkingSetup() CWizard::FinishNetworkingSetup() - outputting XML file FinishNetworkingSetup() -- calling NetJoinDomain( NULL, huston.local, ou=sbscomputers,ou=computers,ou=mybusiness,dc=huston,dc=local, huston.local\champagne, [pw], 359 ) FinishNetworkingSetup() -- NetJoinDomain() failed ⎿], returning FinishNetworkingSetup() failed -- hr == [-2147467259] Deleted sbsmig out of runonce key. ________________________________________________________ From SBS BPA The DNS client is not configured : The DNS client is not configured to point only to the internal IP address of the server. For detailed instructions about how to configure the DNS client, see the "Configurations" section of the Knowledge Base article "How to configure Internet access in Windows Small Business Server 2003" at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95289. Note: If you have another domain controller or DNS server in your domain, it may not be necessary to point the DNS client only to the internal IP address of the server . I have gone through the KB article meticulously and have found nothing out of the norm from what is described in the article. I can attached the export lists from DNS and DHCP if they would be of use. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated as I am at loss where to go from here. Thanks in advance, Nate

Kevin Da Silva User is Offline

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5/08/2008 03:22 AM
Can you ping the domain name from the client machine?

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Nate Champagne User is Offline

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5/08/2008 05:00 AM
Yes, I can ping the domain as well as access the internet.

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5/08/2008 05:35 AM

Hi Nate,

You don't need WINS on the SBS external nic and NetBIOS over TCP/IP should be disabled on it. Change it and rerun CEICW. If that finishes successfully, rerun the BPA.

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Nate Champagne User is Offline

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5/08/2008 10:07 PM
It appears a portion of my problem was with conflicting scope options within DHCP. The owner of the SBS server had powered up the server for the first time with the internet connection plugged into the card that is now the LAN card, apparently causing the "Scenario 4" described in MS KB article 875422 "The wizard cannot set the DHCP scope options" error message. I found that the key LANNIC at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SmallBusinessServer was incorrectly listed as the External NIC. I have made the change as indicated by th article, rerun BPA, and the DNS error is no longer found. Marina, I have also made the changes suggested in your response (see ipconfigs below) regarding WINS and NetBios over TCP/IP. I have rerun the CEICW and BPA. BPA no longer reports any critical issues. But this is all to no avail. I am still unable to connect to the domain, with the same "An error occured when configuring networking settings." Client Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : huston-3 Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : huston.local Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : huston.local Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-8B-78-3F Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.10 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:00:55 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 16, 2008 12:00:55 PM SERVER Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MAYCREEK Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : huston.local Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : huston.local Ethernet adapter ADSL Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-FE-4E-2E DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled Ethernet adapter Internal LAN Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR GA311 Gigabit Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-2A-37-65-DE DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2 Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.16.2

Nate Champagne User is Offline

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5/19/2008 11:45 PM
FYI - Ended up wiping the whole thing and reinstalling (with appropriate hardware installed from the get go!). All is now well with computers connecting. Frustrating experience all the way round, but at least I got some more practice on disaster recovery. Nate

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