Should I re-install SBS? "Homer Jay" <someoneelse[ at ]microsoft.com> 07.07.2007 16:17:35 I have been trying to figure out RWW for weeks, and am getting nowhere. I also am unable to use the http://myserver/connectcomputer to join client computers as I get an error that the "List of users and computers could not be found"............ I have my router pointing to my SBS internal IP as the DNS server, etc ............. but have no idea why this does not work. companyweb does not load anything (although I don't need it, and have never set it up, but do not know if I should see something as a default) I have errors of 4 services not starting (MS Exchange Information Store, MS Exchange System Attendant, MS Connector for POP3 mailboxes and SQLAgent$SBSMONITORING) although again I currently don't need POP3 / Exchange............. I also have about every minute the following message appearing in the event logs "#50070: Unable to connect to the database STS_Config on SERVER\SharePoint. Check the database connection information and make sure that the database server is running." which no matter which Kb I read I am unable to cure. So that leads me to think that maybe I need to reinstall SBS and start from scratch. This is the 1st server I have set up. But I have no idea where I have gone wrong, I can browse server/clients from server/clients, I can access RDP, I can RWW to the server (but not clients) I can do most things I want apart from connect clients to the server, and RWW to those clients (probably linked to not being able to connect to the server)........... so what should I do? The main purpose of the server is as a file server allowing RWW access. I (currently) don't need to use Exchange etc I literally just need a file server and RWW access. So should I reinstall SBS? or continue trying to figure out what the problems are? Reinstalling takes plenty of time, but at the same time starting fresh may help clear some of the errors with the knowledge I have gained in trouble shooting............ any suggestions? Thanks and sorry for the long post.

Re: Should I re-install SBS? "Claus" <cjobes[ at ]nova-tech.org> 07.07.2007 18:00:40 Most people in this group will tell you to do at least 3 installs before using an SBS in production. From your post it looks like you have some kind of semi-production environment. So yes, reinstall and follow the documentation. AND USE THE WIZARDS. As to your main problem, I believe you have a mis-configuration on your network settings. We would need an ipconfig /all from your server and one of your workstations to have a closer look at it. -- Claus "Homer Jay" <someoneelse[ at ]microsoft.com> wrote in message news:%23oknVJLwHHA.4916[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >I have been trying to figure out RWW for weeks, and am getting nowhere. I >also am unable to use the http://myserver/connectcomputer to join client >computers as I get an error that the "List of users and computers could not >be found"............ I have my router pointing to my SBS internal IP as >the DNS server, etc ............. but have no idea why this does not work. > > companyweb does not load anything (although I don't need it, and have > never set it up, but do not know if I should see something as a default) I > have errors of 4 services not starting (MS Exchange Information Store, MS > Exchange System Attendant, MS Connector for POP3 mailboxes and > SQLAgent$SBSMONITORING) although again I currently don't need POP3 / > Exchange............. I also have about every minute the following message > appearing in the event logs "#50070: Unable to connect to the database > STS_Config on SERVER\SharePoint. Check the database connection information > and make sure that the database server is running." which no matter which > Kb I read I am unable to cure. > > So that leads me to think that maybe I need to reinstall SBS and start > from scratch. This is the 1st server I have set up. But I have no idea > where I have gone wrong, I can browse server/clients from server/clients, > I can access RDP, I can RWW to the server (but not clients) I can do most > things I want apart from connect clients to the server, and RWW to those > clients (probably linked to not being able to connect to the > server)........... so what should I do? > > The main purpose of the server is as a file server allowing RWW access. I > (currently) don't need to use Exchange etc I literally just need a file > server and RWW access. So should I reinstall SBS? or continue trying to > figure out what the problems are? Reinstalling takes plenty of time, but > at the same time starting fresh may help clear some of the errors with the > knowledge I have gained in trouble shooting............ any suggestions? > Thanks and sorry for the long post. >

Re: Should I re-install SBS? "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa[ at ]pacbell.net> 07.07.2007 18:20:45 May also be .net 2.0 instead of .net 1.1 on that companyweb But lets start with ipconfig /all and go from there. Claus wrote: [Quoted Text] > Most people in this group will tell you to do at least 3 installs before > using an SBS in production. From your post it looks like you have some kind > of semi-production environment. So yes, reinstall and follow the > documentation. > AND USE THE WIZARDS. > > As to your main problem, I believe you have a mis-configuration on your > network settings. We would need an ipconfig /all from your server and one of > your workstations to have a closer look at it. >

Re: Should I re-install SBS? "Homer Jay" <someoneelse[ at ]microsoft.com> 10.07.2007 15:13:44 Server IPConfig: Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MAIN Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : MAIN.local Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : MAIN.local Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-C5-5F-51-7A DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.4 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 Workstation IPConfig: Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BAI001 Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : MAIN.local Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : MAIN.local MAIN.local Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : MAIN.local Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA NForce Networking Controller Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-17-27-9C-50 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled. . . .: Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.12 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.4 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . .: 192.168.0.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa[ at ]pacbell.net> wrote in message news:OIZCKOMwHHA.4916[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > May also be .net 2.0 instead of .net 1.1 on that companyweb > > But lets start with ipconfig /all and go from there. > > Claus wrote: >> Most people in this group will tell you to do at least 3 installs before >> using an SBS in production. From your post it looks like you have some >> kind of semi-production environment. So yes, reinstall and follow the >> documentation. >> AND USE THE WIZARDS. >> >> As to your main problem, I believe you have a mis-configuration on your >> network settings. We would need an ipconfig /all from your server and one >> of your workstations to have a closer look at it. >>