DNS Setup - dcpromo doesn't see static ip MichaelG 10/10/2008 11:25:01 AM I'm in the same boat as the previous poster. I'm a software developer not sysadmin and need to set up a 'corporate lan' for development and testing. I've installed Windows Server 2008 and configured the machine with a static ip as follows:- (This is for the onboard network adapter - there are no addin cards at all.) IP Address: 192.168.0.10 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 - Netgear DG834N ip The Netgear is running DCHP. There is one computer on the LAN which will not be part of the domain but needs to access the internet. I now need to make the server the Primary Domain Controller. I've added the Active Directory Domain Services role and run dcpromo.exe to add the DNS server. However, it tells me I have not configured TCP/IP correctly and that none of my network adapters has a valid IP address. What's going on? It refuses to believe I've given it a static IP address. I've tried running the complete installation again (fresh full install) but same problem. Would appreciate any help. Thanks Michael

Re: DNS Setup - dcpromo doesn't see static ip Meinolf Weber <meiweb(nospam)[ at ]gmx.de> 10/10/2008 11:33:19 AM Hello MichaelG, Set als o the preferred DNS server on the NIC to it's own ip address, 192.168.0.10. For DHCP i recommend that you switch it off on the router and use the server for it. Use the router only as default gateway, for nothing else. If DNS is installed configure under the FORWARDERS tab on the DNS server properties in the DNS management console the ip address of your ISP's DNS server. Domain internal use for all machines only the domain DNS server, in your case 192.168.0.10 Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm [Quoted Text] > I'm in the same boat as the previous poster. I'm a software developer > not sysadmin and need to set up a 'corporate lan' for development and > testing. > > I've installed Windows Server 2008 and configured the machine with a > static > ip as follows:- > (This is for the onboard network adapter - there are no addin cards at > all.) > IP Address: 192.168.0.10 > Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 - Netgear DG834N ip > The Netgear is running DCHP. There is one computer on the LAN which > will not be part of the domain but needs to access the internet. > > I now need to make the server the Primary Domain Controller. I've > added the Active Directory Domain Services role and run dcpromo.exe to > add the DNS server. However, it tells me I have not configured TCP/IP > correctly and that none of my network adapters has a valid IP address. > > What's going on? It refuses to believe I've given it a static IP > address. I've tried running the complete installation again (fresh > full install) but same problem. > > Would appreciate any help. > Thanks > Michael >

Re: DNS Setup - dcpromo doesn't see static ip MichaelG 10/10/2008 12:12:00 PM Hi Meinolf, Thanks for the reply. I already had the DNS Server set to ther server's IP, 192.168.0.10. I've switched off DCHP on the router and also tried with the server disconnected from the LAN and restarted the server. I still get a dialog 'This computer has dynamically assigned IP addres(es)' ipconfig reports my one ethernet controller with ip address, mask and gateway as stated. It also reports two 'Tunnel Adapter Local Area Connection *8' and '*9' with Media State .... Media Disconnected. Has got anything to do with anything? Is there any way to find out what it thinks has a dynamically assigned address? Thanks Michael "Meinolf Weber" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hello MichaelG, > > Set als o the preferred DNS server on the NIC to it's own ip address, 192.168.0.10. > > > For DHCP i recommend that you switch it off on the router and use the server > for it. Use the router only as default gateway, for nothing else. If DNS > is installed configure under the FORWARDERS tab on the DNS server properties > in the DNS management console the ip address of your ISP's DNS server. Domain > internal use for all machines only the domain DNS server, in your case 192.168.0.10 > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers > no rights. > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > > > > I'm in the same boat as the previous poster. I'm a software developer > > not sysadmin and need to set up a 'corporate lan' for development and > > testing. > > > > I've installed Windows Server 2008 and configured the machine with a > > static > > ip as follows:- > > (This is for the onboard network adapter - there are no addin cards at > > all.) > > IP Address: 192.168.0.10 > > Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 > > Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 - Netgear DG834N ip > > The Netgear is running DCHP. There is one computer on the LAN which > > will not be part of the domain but needs to access the internet. > > > > I now need to make the server the Primary Domain Controller. I've > > added the Active Directory Domain Services role and run dcpromo.exe to > > add the DNS server. However, it tells me I have not configured TCP/IP > > correctly and that none of my network adapters has a valid IP address. > > > > What's going on? It refuses to believe I've given it a static IP > > address. I've tried running the complete installation again (fresh > > full install) but same problem. > > > > Would appreciate any help. > > Thanks > > Michael > > > > >

Re: DNS Setup - dcpromo doesn't see static ip "Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbergson[ at ]allete_nospam.com> 10/10/2008 12:28:09 PM Disable the IPv6 and see if that helps Right Click Network Places Select Manage Network Connections For each enabled and used NIC Right Click - Local Area Connection - Select Properties Networking Tab DeSelect IPv6 Close -- Paul Bergson MVP - Directory Services MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci 2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4 http://www.pbbergs.com Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "MichaelG" <MichaelG[ at ]newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message news:58C62BA8-EE5A-4E00-838A-7455190BCC79[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm in the same boat as the previous poster. I'm a software developer not > sysadmin and need to set up a 'corporate lan' for development and testing. > > I've installed Windows Server 2008 and configured the machine with a > static > ip as follows:- > (This is for the onboard network adapter - there are no addin cards at > all.) > IP Address: 192.168.0.10 > Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 - Netgear DG834N ip > > The Netgear is running DCHP. There is one computer on the LAN which will > not > be part of the domain but needs to access the internet. > > I now need to make the server the Primary Domain Controller. I've added > the > Active Directory Domain Services role and run dcpromo.exe to add the DNS > server. However, it tells me I have not configured TCP/IP correctly and > that > none of my network adapters has a valid IP address. > > What's going on? It refuses to believe I've given it a static IP address. > I've tried running the complete installation again (fresh full install) > but > same problem. > > Would appreciate any help. > Thanks > > Michael

Re: DNS Setup - dcpromo doesn't see static ip MichaelG 10/10/2008 12:50:06 PM There are no NIC's on the server apart from the onboard Realtek chip. Also tried connecting to the Netgear directly. This is what ipconfig /all reports:- Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Bach Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-1B-AC-28-6D DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::44e7:7fc9:7b22:4876%10(Preferred) IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 8: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{8949068F-F1A7-4FBF-9F44-8FDBF9914283} Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9: Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Does it offer any clues? What are the Tunneling adapters? Thanks Michael "Meinolf Weber" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hello MichaelG, > > Check the NIC settings for IPv6 and uncheck it. Disable all unused NIC's > on the server. Also connect the server to the switch. > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers > no rights. > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > > > > Hi Meinolf, > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > > I already had the DNS Server set to ther server's IP, 192.168.0.10. > > I've > > switched off DCHP on the router and also tried with the server > > disconnected > > from the LAN and restarted the server. > > I still get a dialog 'This computer has dynamically assigned IP > > addres(es)' > > ipconfig reports my one ethernet controller with ip address, mask and > > gateway as stated. It also reports two 'Tunnel Adapter Local Area > > Connection *8' and '*9' with Media State .... Media Disconnected. > > > > Has got anything to do with anything? > > > > Is there any way to find out what it thinks has a dynamically assigned > > address? > > > > Thanks > > Michael > > "Meinolf Weber" wrote: > > > >> Hello MichaelG, > >> > >> Set als o the preferred DNS server on the NIC to it's own ip address, > >> 192.168.0.10. > >> > >> For DHCP i recommend that you switch it off on the router and use the > >> server for it. Use the router only as default gateway, for nothing > >> else. If DNS is installed configure under the FORWARDERS tab on the > >> DNS server properties in the DNS management console the ip address of > >> your ISP's DNS server. Domain internal use for all machines only the > >> domain DNS server, in your case 192.168.0.10 > >> > >> Best regards > >> > >> Meinolf Weber > >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and > >> confers > >> no rights. > >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups > >> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > >>> I'm in the same boat as the previous poster. I'm a software > >>> developer not sysadmin and need to set up a 'corporate lan' for > >>> development and testing. > >>> > >>> I've installed Windows Server 2008 and configured the machine with a > >>> static > >>> ip as follows:- > >>> (This is for the onboard network adapter - there are no addin cards > >>> at > >>> all.) > >>> IP Address: 192.168.0.10 > >>> Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 > >>> Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 - Netgear DG834N ip > >>> The Netgear is running DCHP. There is one computer on the LAN which > >>> will not be part of the domain but needs to access the internet. > >>> I now need to make the server the Primary Domain Controller. I've > >>> added the Active Directory Domain Services role and run dcpromo.exe > >>> to add the DNS server. However, it tells me I have not configured > >>> TCP/IP correctly and that none of my network adapters has a valid IP > >>> address. > >>> > >>> What's going on? It refuses to believe I've given it a static IP > >>> address. I've tried running the complete installation again (fresh > >>> full install) but same problem. > >>> > >>> Would appreciate any help. > >>> Thanks > >>> Michael > > >