Merv
Fri Jun 27 16:25:22 PDT 2008
Hi Steve,
SBS should not be "getting a TCP/IP address". You should be setting up the
NIC with a static IP address. The switch/hub should not be connected to any
other device when you install SBS. After installation of all components,
you connect an Internet device (broadband router) to the switch and then run
CEICW (Configure Email and Internet Connection Wizard) to complete the SBS
setup. SBS likes it best when it handles all DHCP services. NOTE: If it
sees another device that is handling DHCP, the SBS DHCP service will shut
down in favor of letting that device handle DHCP for the LAN.
Installing and Configuring SBS 2003
(Single NIC configuration)
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Installing-and-Configuring-SBS2003.html
--
Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
============================
"planetearth" <planetearth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8BD2D5A4-E983-42FC-9492-46ABEBDB8C86@microsoft.com...
> Charlie,
> I can't complete the installation while being completely disconnected from
> the Internet/network. SBS won't allow me to continue unless it gets a
> TCP/IP
> address, it says.
> I've deleted/recreated the partition twice, reformatted three times, and I
> still can't complete the setup.
>
> Steve
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> Make sure your server is completely disconnected from the internet, and
>> that
>> you're installing to a fresh, clean partition with plenty of room.
>>
>> If you continue to fail, I'd suspect the media.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>>
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>> "planetearth" <planetearth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1408B371-A221-40D1-B27C-809888EC68D5@microsoft.com...
>> > Larry,
>> > I tried a fresh install of SBS 2003 (original version, no service
>> > packs)
>> > again, and had the same problem again. This time, I made sure no
>> > updates
>> > were
>> > installed.
>> > I tried to finish the Setup in "Safe Mode" (having tried everything
>> > else),
>> > and of course, that didn't work at all. I couldn't even launch the
>> > Wizard.
>> > After the Wizard died the first time, I ran the "Continue" icon again,
>> > but
>> > unless you're connected to the network, it won't continue. I plugged it
>> > in
>> > to
>> > the LAN to get past the screen where I choose what I want to install,
>> > and
>> > then I removed the LAN cable. Still didn't work.
>> > The only entry in the event log is for "WIZARDUI.DLL" crashing. There's
>> > no
>> > mention of why, and even though the machine tries to send an error
>> > report
>> > to
>> > Microsoft, it can't. I don't really care about that, but I'd like to
>> > finish
>> > an installation!
>> > There's nothing that loads automatically at startup that I can
>> > disable--there's literally nothing in the list. I'm not ready to turn
>> > off
>> > services, since they should be fine out of the box. No other
>> > third-party
>> > software is loaded.
>> > This same version of SBS 2003 was installed on this computer two days
>> > earlier. It was failing, but it obviously had been installed. Nothing
>> > has
>> > changed. I'm just re-installing because most of SBS's reports and
>> > configuration tools no longer worked.
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> > "Larry Struckmeyer [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Steve:
>> >>
>> >> Surprisingly, for a test I installed SBS 2003 R2 CD1, stopped the
>> >> setup,
>> >> installed the machine drivers, then Windows SP2 and then continued the
>> >> installation. I expected the installation to fail, but it did not.
>> >> The
>> >> several fixes for SBS after SP2 had to be installed, but the
>> >> installation
>> >> completed as advertized.
>> >>
>> >> This SBS set includes SBS SP1, but the R2 bit has nothing to do with
>> >> it,
>> >> as
>> >> the R2 technologies are add ons.
>> >>
>> >> I would very much like to know what version of SBS you are using, and
>> >> what
>> >> happens if you remove the patch cable from the internet. I have
>> >> always
>> >> thought you should not be connected to the inet as you do the install,
>> >> or
>> >> even after until the AV is installed.
>> >>
>> >> Please let us know the outcome.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Larry
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:e2JWejJ2IHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Yes, I would also suspect the 'updates' as being the problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
>> >> > ============================
>> >> > .
>> >> > "Steve" <planetearth@NOSPAMtampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:AFA4BFE8-82DA-47BE-8CBF-A560A3E04A60@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> I'm re-installing SBS 2003, and after it gets to the part where you
>> >> >> choose components (Exchange, Fax, etc.) and tell it where you want
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> store the Users Shared Folders and other paths, I click "Next", and
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> Wizard disappears. There's no error or anything.
>> >> >> If I try to "Continue" installing SBS 2003, it asks again for the
>> >> >> company
>> >> >> address, which components I want and the paths...and disappears
>> >> >> again.
>> >> >> It
>> >> >> doesn't matter if I use the default paths or specify my own--it
>> >> >> just
>> >> >> fails.
>> >> >> Rebooting hasn't helped, and I tried to re-install again, but now
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> install routine can't load "iastor.sys" from the floppy for the
>> >> >> Intel-based RAID. (Stupid floppies!)
>> >> >> So, if I get a new floppy disk, copy the RAID controller back and
>> >> >> try
>> >> >> installing again, does anyone have any idea why the Wizard would
>> >> >> fail
>> >> >> after choosing paths? I did notice that SBS downloaded about a
>> >> >> dozed
>> >> >> "updates" even before I got to this point--they're listed in
>> >> >> "Add/Remove". I'm wondering if any of those could be conflicting
>> >> >> with
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> Wizard. When I re-install this time, I won't allow the updates.
>> >> >> Thanks.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Steve
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>>
>>