OK So i have built 2 small business server 2003 machines for other companies. One from ground up with actual MS Disk. One pre-installed from Dell. This third one is also pre-installed from Dell.
OS: SBS 2003 r2 Premium Edition
Machine: Dell PowerEdge T100 RAID 1 (250gb Drives)
Physical setup: Qwest DSL >Actiontec GT701-WG Modem > Linksys GB NIC > Broadcom NIC > Cisco Systems Linksys SD216 Switch > Workstations
The Actiontec has the wireless disabled, (no need for it). We have a block of 8 static IP's from Qwest, (it's either 1 or 8....can't get only 2....don't get me started....lol). The actiontec has the latest firmware on it.
I'm trying to configure the server to have a static public address on the linksys NIC. Then the Broadcom NIC has a static internal IP and goes out to the switch. I want the server to be the DHCP and the DNS. I have successfully done this on 2 prior SBS 2003 Premium servers.
So on the linksys I configure it to be static IP from Qwest, subnet mask of 255.255.255.0(which Qwest techs continue to tell me is 255.255.255.255 which absolutely won't work). Gateway i use the IP of the modem 192.168.0.1 Primary DNS i use 192.168.16.2 (internal IP of the server).
I configure the modem by turning off the DHCP and the NAT.
This should work right? It doesn't
As soon as this configuration is in place i lose connectivity to the internet and the modem. I can no longer access the modem interface and can not get any internet. I am not able to ping the modem IP of 192.168.0.1 and can not ping any URL's
Things i have done (which by now have my head in a whirlwind).
I have used the connection wizard chose "direct broadband" in the public adapter i use the same settings described above and same to with the local adapter as well. I use the standard firewall settings and don't change my email settings and finish the wizard.
This nets me no resolution
I have reset the modem and then configured it in bridge mode, shut the DHCP and NAT off Set my server static IP in the DMZ then on the server configure the public NIC like stated above and then run the connection wizard choosing the "a connection that requires a user name and passowrd (PPPoE)" I put the PPPoE info in and continue the wizard using the DNS provided by Qwest and the gateway as well.
This nets me no resolution
I have tried just changing the config on the public NIC, using the static IP the subnet, using the gateway and DNS from Qwest. Didn't work. I have tried so much that i am not even sure all that i have done. I do know that i always end up in the DHCP mode of the modem so the office can work.
I've searched the net looking for answers and really have not come up with any answers. I think the problem lies in the modem but i get no help or support from Qwest. They simply say they don't support the OS i am using.
Although i have some decent knowledge on serve and some schooling on the enterprise version i am not an expert and have trouble wrapping my brain around things like forward lookups and reverse lookups. The DNS appears to be fine to me....looks like it has the addressing it should but i am not positive. I have not changed any of theat manually, if i have then it was through the connection wizard.
This server works like a dream when you let the modem be the DHCP server and change the public NIC to obtain IP automatically. But it is not what i want at all. I will ultimately run into hassles with what he wants to do with his server. I also won't be able to remote, nor use OWA or VPN.
I am at wits end and not sure where to turn. I do not have any friends with this knowledge and i have read through the books i have and none deal with configs on modems.
I think i got all the info here....can anyone help? I am in a crunch, my client is an accountant and this is Tax season!
Thanks for any guidance,
Gary
OS: SBS 2003 r2 Premium Edition
Machine: Dell PowerEdge T100 RAID 1 (250gb Drives)
Physical setup: Qwest DSL >Actiontec GT701-WG Modem > Linksys GB NIC > Broadcom NIC > Cisco Systems Linksys SD216 Switch > Workstations
The Actiontec has the wireless disabled, (no need for it). We have a block of 8 static IP's from Qwest, (it's either 1 or 8....can't get only 2....don't get me started....lol). The actiontec has the latest firmware on it.
I'm trying to configure the server to have a static public address on the linksys NIC. Then the Broadcom NIC has a static internal IP and goes out to the switch. I want the server to be the DHCP and the DNS. I have successfully done this on 2 prior SBS 2003 Premium servers.
So on the linksys I configure it to be static IP from Qwest, subnet mask of 255.255.255.0(which Qwest techs continue to tell me is 255.255.255.255 which absolutely won't work). Gateway i use the IP of the modem 192.168.0.1 Primary DNS i use 192.168.16.2 (internal IP of the server).
I configure the modem by turning off the DHCP and the NAT.
This should work right? It doesn't
As soon as this configuration is in place i lose connectivity to the internet and the modem. I can no longer access the modem interface and can not get any internet. I am not able to ping the modem IP of 192.168.0.1 and can not ping any URL's
Things i have done (which by now have my head in a whirlwind).
I have used the connection wizard chose "direct broadband" in the public adapter i use the same settings described above and same to with the local adapter as well. I use the standard firewall settings and don't change my email settings and finish the wizard.
This nets me no resolution
I have reset the modem and then configured it in bridge mode, shut the DHCP and NAT off Set my server static IP in the DMZ then on the server configure the public NIC like stated above and then run the connection wizard choosing the "a connection that requires a user name and passowrd (PPPoE)" I put the PPPoE info in and continue the wizard using the DNS provided by Qwest and the gateway as well.
This nets me no resolution
I have tried just changing the config on the public NIC, using the static IP the subnet, using the gateway and DNS from Qwest. Didn't work. I have tried so much that i am not even sure all that i have done. I do know that i always end up in the DHCP mode of the modem so the office can work.
I've searched the net looking for answers and really have not come up with any answers. I think the problem lies in the modem but i get no help or support from Qwest. They simply say they don't support the OS i am using.
Although i have some decent knowledge on serve and some schooling on the enterprise version i am not an expert and have trouble wrapping my brain around things like forward lookups and reverse lookups. The DNS appears to be fine to me....looks like it has the addressing it should but i am not positive. I have not changed any of theat manually, if i have then it was through the connection wizard.
This server works like a dream when you let the modem be the DHCP server and change the public NIC to obtain IP automatically. But it is not what i want at all. I will ultimately run into hassles with what he wants to do with his server. I also won't be able to remote, nor use OWA or VPN.
I am at wits end and not sure where to turn. I do not have any friends with this knowledge and i have read through the books i have and none deal with configs on modems.
I think i got all the info here....can anyone help? I am in a crunch, my client is an accountant and this is Tax season!
Thanks for any guidance,
Gary
