Basic DHCP and SBS2003 Question

[biketech]

Hi everyone.

I just set up my first SBS2003 test network. Everything was going really well until I tried to connect a client PC running XP. I configured the client for DHCP and ensured that DHCP services were running on the server, but...nothing. The client just says "Acquiring network address" forever and nothing happens. Am I missing something obvious?

Here's my simple configuration:

DSL Router -> SBS2003 Server (2 NICs) -> Hub -> XP Client

Anxious to keep moving,
Michael

 

[markdmac]

Does your DSL Router also have DHCP on it? SBS will automatically shut off its DHCP if it detects another DHCP server.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

 

[davidwilson11]

that sounds like a good starting point, check the router has no DHCP running.

secondly double check your DHCP settings, doe sit include DNS, default gateway.

If all is well give the XP client a static IP address and DNS and try pinging the server, both by DNS name and IP address.

Let me know your results.

If you want to try the router fopr DHCP simply plug up the client to the router and if you get an IP address then simply turn of the DHCP on the router.

Dave

 

[biketech]

The router is running DHCP, but I didn't think that mattered because it's on the "other side" of the server. Anyway, I tried turning off the router DHCP and still no luck. I also tried just giving the client a static IP. I couldn't ping the server at all. Not so much as a single blinking light on the hub. I suppose I could/should start checking hardware...

Just to confirm, the DNS and default gateway values for the client should be the IP of the SBS server, correct - so both should be 192.168.16.2 (the internal IP of the server).

 

[markdmac]

That is correct.

If you don't have a light you may have a wiring problem or dead port on the hub.

If you turned off DHCP on the router, did you make sure that the SBS DHCP was then started? It would need to be started manually or the server rebooted.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

 

[biketech]

Actually, just to clarify, I do have at least one light on each of the hub/NIC connections. But no blinking lights to indicate actual activity.

I will try turning off DHCP on the router followeb by restarting DHCP on the server and/or rebooting and let you know what happens.

So just to clarify - it is NOT possible to have the router running DHCP on the external NIC side of the server and have the server running DHCP service on the internal network? Seems like that wouldn't be a problem....not that there's a compelling reason to do it that way anyway...

Thanks for all the quick replies,
Michael

 

[markdmac]

Correct.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

 

[biketech]

Stupid me.

Ages ago I was fiddling with the client PC, turning off all sorts of services I didn't think I needed. One of them was the DHCP Client. That was half the problem. Also, as you stated, my router was still running DHCP services. That was also causing trouble even after restarting the DHCP client. Everything's working now.

Thanks everyone,
Michael

 

[markdmac]

Glad you got it figured out.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark