Topic: windows 2003 setup

[nefkho]

hi,

anyone can help setup my windows 2003 to be able to ping my sme 6.0.1-01? thanks.

am running under workgroup

[guest22]

Sure, what help do you need?

[ryan]

I am assuming you can ping the SME IP address, if not, you need to configure SME.  If your having trouble pinging by hostname from 2003, try entering a static host (a) record in AD DNS.  

Ryan

[nefkho]

thanks,

here is my setup on windows 2003:

in the lan connection properties:

Internet Protocol TCP-IP: Used the ff ip address;
ip: 192.168.0.3 my win 2003
mask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.0.33 my sme ip

used dns add: ip: 192.168.0.33 my sme ip

also in advance setting my dns and wins the is my sme ip, but still i cant ping my sme from windows 2003 but if i ping my windows 2003 from sme i can and i can then ping my sme from windows 2003.

[ryan]

If your Win2003 server is running Active Directory, you must use MS AD DNS.  Active directory can't function without MS AD DNS  (BIND guru's can make BIND work I hear, but thats another discussion).  In this case, your DNS server IP settings will be itself, or if you have multiple AD servers, use a different AD DNS server.  

Use SME as your forwarding server for your AD DNS server.  Add a static host (a) record for SME using SME's Lan IP address.  This will allow you to ping it by using the simple host name from any PC using your AD DNS.

ryan

[nefkho]

hi, thanks ryan, but i am not using actvie directory  on my windows 2003 or have multiple ad, i have done all sort of stuff on it and still i cant get it to ping my sme. but my sme can ping my w2k3 just fine. what is the best way for me to have my w2k3 be able to ping my sme.

[dmac]

When you attempt to ping, are you using the hostname (ie. computer1) or are you using the IP address?  If you are using the IP address and not getting response, you may have a network problem.  I don't think this is the case as you indicate that you can ping the W2K3 box.

If you are using the hostname and it is not working then it implies that the name resolution is not working.  Can you access the internet from your w2k3 box?  Have you tried to ping the Fully qualified name of your SM# box?  IE (sme.domain.name).

IF you are unable to ping the SME by name, add the IP and name to the hosts file located in the C:\WIndows\System32\drivers\etc folder and then try again.

THT

[nefkho]

thanks,

i cant ping sme box from w2k3 box, i cant connect to the net, i can only do so if i ping first w2k3 box from sme box. i have re 0installed the w2k3 box and its normal now. thanks, did not have time to solved

thanks,