Connecting XP Workstations to SBS 2003

I just finished setting up a Dell server with SBS 2003. I created five computers and 3 users using the SBS wizards. All three users have administrative privileges. The final message from the computer setup session is "... go to http://localservername/ConnectComputer" on each workstation you want to connect

I did this on two workstations and got into the SBS 2003 connection wizard. The wizard asks for LoginID and Password. When I enter the required information, I immediately get a message to the effect that " ... the computer list and user list cannot be found on the server ... make sure the network adapters are configured correctly ...

So what am I doing wrong? What do I need to do? I did not change any settings from those that shipped with the computers from Dell. I know I have connectivity, but apparently the server will not recognize the workstations

Please help. I am desperate (no joke). I'm sorry if this is a redundant question but I could not find anything similar in the previous messages. You can contact me via email, HALinNY77@aol.com or post here. Many thanks in advance

Hal in New York

Moishe
Sun Dec 21 22:53:56 CST 2003

This is a DNS issue, the workstations must point to the SBS server for DNS
resolution. Do an ipconfig /all on the workstations, see what ip you get for
DNS server, is that the IP of your server? Are you using DHCP? is a router
doing dhcp or the SBS server? THe SBS server is the better choice.

Next time post to microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs for quicker responses.

Moishe Grunstein
Tornado Computer Systems, Inc.
Microsoft Certified Partner
www.nysolutions.com
Brooklyn, NY


"Hal in New York" <HALinNY77@aol.com> wrote in message
news:7B40CA01-4B97-4D0B-84CD-084FFD969006@microsoft.com...
> I just finished setting up a Dell server with SBS 2003. I created five
computers and 3 users using the SBS wizards. All three users have
administrative privileges. The final message from the computer setup
session is "... go to http://localservername/ConnectComputer" on each
workstation you want to connect.
>
> I did this on two workstations and got into the SBS 2003 connection
wizard. The wizard asks for LoginID and Password. When I enter the
required information, I immediately get a message to the effect that " ...
the computer list and user list cannot be found on the server ... make sure
the network adapters are configured correctly ... "
>
> So what am I doing wrong? What do I need to do? I did not change any
settings from those that shipped with the computers from Dell. I know I
have connectivity, but apparently the server will not recognize the
workstations.
>
> Please help. I am desperate (no joke). I'm sorry if this is a redundant
question but I could not find anything similar in the previous messages.
You can contact me via email, HALinNY77@aol.com or post here. Many thanks
in advance.
>
> Hal in New York

HALinNY77
Mon Dec 22 05:36:06 CST 2003

Moishe,

Thank you for the prompt response; it is much appreciated. I found the newsgroup you mentioned and subscribed.

HALinNY


----- Moishe Grunstein wrote: -----

This is a DNS issue, the workstations must point to the SBS server for DNS
resolution. Do an ipconfig /all on the workstations, see what ip you get for
DNS server, is that the IP of your server? Are you using DHCP? is a router
doing dhcp or the SBS server? THe SBS server is the better choice.

Next time post to microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs for quicker responses.

Moishe Grunstein
Tornado Computer Systems, Inc.
Microsoft Certified Partner
www.nysolutions.com
Brooklyn, NY


"Hal in New York" <HALinNY77@aol.com> wrote in message
news:7B40CA01-4B97-4D0B-84CD-084FFD969006@microsoft.com...
> I just finished setting up a Dell server with SBS 2003. I created five
computers and 3 users using the SBS wizards. All three users have
administrative privileges. The final message from the computer setup
session is "... go to http://localservername/ConnectComputer" on each
workstation you want to connect.
>> I did this on two workstations and got into the SBS 2003 connection
wizard. The wizard asks for LoginID and Password. When I enter the
required information, I immediately get a message to the effect that " ...
the computer list and user list cannot be found on the server ... make sure
the network adapters are configured correctly ... "
>> So what am I doing wrong? What do I need to do? I did not change any
settings from those that shipped with the computers from Dell. I know I
have connectivity, but apparently the server will not recognize the
workstations.
>> Please help. I am desperate (no joke). I'm sorry if this is a redundant
question but I could not find anything similar in the previous messages.
You can contact me via email, HALinNY77@aol.com or post here. Many thanks
in advance.
>> Hal in New York

anonymous
Tue Dec 23 08:51:16 CST 2003

Go into networking tab and make sure the firewall in advanced settings is off.