Cris
Thu May 08 19:09:37 PDT 2008
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What's that NIC plugged into at the other end??
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Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
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Weird problem. We have a SBS R2 Dell PE1900 server with a Broadcom gig
NIC and it is not holding a static ip address
We can go into the network settings for the local area connection,
enter the static ip along with netmask and gateway . We put the server
ip address in as the DNS.
Press ok and ok, and expect it to be done and static. Go back in and
both round buttons are set for Automatically Obtain !!
At a cmd prompt the ipconfig info shows this :
Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II
GigE (NDIS VBD Client)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : (modified to protect) 00-1E-4F-
xx-xx-xx
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 192.168.1.5
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
So.... see the DHCP and autoconfiguration and the right
address......... but still not static.....
the guy who set this server up has never seen anything like this and I
have not either .
If we restart the server it stays on the .5 address. That at least is
good for now but I am afraid it might move someday . plus we just need
to know why this is happening.
If we try to run the EICW wizard it says we cannot because we have a
dynamic ip address. So we set it again, and the wizard will run. But
it still says dynamic.
Thanks for any suggestions. We do not want to install another network
card and I am afraid to uninstall the drivers to reinstall them since
it is the AD controller and I do not want to break anything AD .
Barre
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problem. We have a SBS R2 Dell PE1900 server with a Broadcom gig<BR>NIC =
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is not holding a static ip address<BR><BR>We can go into the network =
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for the local area connection,<BR>enter the static ip along with netmask =
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gateway . We put the server<BR>ip address in as the DNS.<BR><BR>Press ok =
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set for Automatically Obtain !!<BR><BR><BR>At a cmd prompt the ipconfig =
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Connection:<BR><BR> Connection-specific DNS Suffix .=20
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NetXtreme II<BR>GigE (NDIS VBD Client)<BR><BR> Physical =
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192.168.1.5<BR><BR> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :=20
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right<BR>address......... but still not static.....<BR><BR>the guy who =
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server up has never seen anything like this and I<BR>have not either =
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we restart the server it stays on the .5 address. That at least =
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now but I am afraid it might move someday . plus we just need<BR>to know =
why=20
this is happening.<BR><BR>If we try to run the EICW wizard it says we =
cannot=20
because we have a<BR>dynamic ip address. So we set it again, and the =
wizard will=20
run. But<BR>it still says dynamic.<BR><BR>Thanks for any suggestions. We =
do not=20
want to install another network<BR>card and I am afraid to uninstall the =
drivers=20
to reinstall them since<BR>it is the AD controller and I do not want to =
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anything AD .<BR><BR>Barre</BODY></HTML>
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