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Title: SME Behind ClarkConnect
Post by: Palani on January 18, 2003, 06:59:26 AM

I installed SME 5.6 final release as a Stand Alone Server behind my ClarkConnect gateway/firewall box. (I want to fiddle around with SME before I make my final decision to use SME and get rid of CC all together.)

I am able to access my ClarkConnect box from my WindowsXP box but  I cannot access Server Manager from my WindowsXP box. I am not sure what IP address's to put in SME. My internal IP address on my ClarkConnect box is 192.168.1.1. I used 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.2.1 for SME but I still can't access Server Manger from Windows. I've turned off DHCP in my ClarkConnect box. I've tried DHCP enabled and disabled but to no avail.

Any ideas what IP address's I need to use in SME so that I can access Server Manager from my Windows machine?

Thanks
Palani

Title: Re: SME Behind ClarkConnect
Post by: Rick on January 18, 2003, 07:24:19 AM

From your xp box go to the run command, type in cmd and press enter. This will open open a command prompt, type in " route print " (without the quotes) and press enter, this will give you all the info relating to the ip's in use in your setup

Title: Re: SME Behind ClarkConnect
Post by: Kelvin on January 18, 2003, 08:21:20 AM

How many NICs have you got in your SME server ?

If only one, then the IP address of your SME server must be of the form 192.168.1.x (where x is a number not already used by another PC in your network).

If you have 2, then it depends on what mode you want to test your SME server. If you are simulating a server and gateway, then the external NIC must be of the form 192.168.1.x and the internal nic can be any other private IP network address (ie. 192.168.2.1 is fine). Then, if you are NOT using DHCP on the SME or the CC box, you must set your XP box IP to 192.168.2.y (where y is not used on the 192.168.2.0 network). Otherwise, turn off DHCP on CC and enable DHCP in SME. The configure XP to use server assigned IP and DNS. Release and renew the DHCP address (open command prompt and issue the commands :-

ipconfig /release

then

ipconfig /renew

and you should get an address in the 192.168.2.0 network -- provided of course you get your cabling correct)

Kelvin

Title: Re: SME Behind ClarkConnect
Post by: Palani on January 18, 2003, 09:39:39 AM

Thanks for the replies folks. But I uninstalled CC and installed SME. I was getting kinda frustrated trying to make it work  :-)

I will keep a copy of your post for future reference.

Thanks
Palani