No network connectivity

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I have been trying to install 2008 on a variety of platforms: AMD, INTEL x86
and X64, Virtual Server, VMWare and anything else I can think of. I can't
seem to figure out how to get the network to connect. I've tried it on
machines with 1 and with 2 adapters. No difference. I keep getting
"Unidentified Network", no DHCP just APIPA. When I use a static IP I can at
least ping the router/cable modem, but can't even ping by IP beyond the
router. I'm obviously missing a fairly simple step, but I just don't see it.
Any help for the terminally IT blind????
 
Re: No network connectivity

Can you ping your ISP's DNS servers?

Some internet websites can't be pinged, their router is blocking it. That's
why pinging your external DNS server is a better test.



"HeadNerd" <HeadNerd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:87050360-2017-4F25-93C6-C9C591ACA60E@microsoft.com...
>I have been trying to install 2008 on a variety of platforms: AMD, INTEL
>x86
> and X64, Virtual Server, VMWare and anything else I can think of. I can't
> seem to figure out how to get the network to connect. I've tried it on
> machines with 1 and with 2 adapters. No difference. I keep getting
> "Unidentified Network", no DHCP just APIPA. When I use a static IP I can
> at
> least ping the router/cable modem, but can't even ping by IP beyond the
> router. I'm obviously missing a fairly simple step, but I just don't see
> it.
> Any help for the terminally IT blind????
 
Re: No network connectivity

No.
I have a few servers that I know of that normally return a ping. I used
another machine to get their IP addresses (going through the same router/ISP)
and used those IPs to test the 2008 install. In the current installation, my
router is the DHCP server, and each of the other systems hooked up to it can
get an address via DHCP, and can ping whether or not they have a dynamic or
static IP. It's just the 2008 machine that can't communicate past the router.
No ping past the router, and no DHCP. This really has me bugged, because it
happens on EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY 2008 INSTALLS!!!!!!! I've got to be missing
a very simple step.

"JohnB" wrote:

> Can you ping your ISP's DNS servers?
>
> Some internet websites can't be pinged, their router is blocking it. That's
> why pinging your external DNS server is a better test.
>
>
>
> "HeadNerd" <HeadNerd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:87050360-2017-4F25-93C6-C9C591ACA60E@microsoft.com...
> >I have been trying to install 2008 on a variety of platforms: AMD, INTEL
> >x86
> > and X64, Virtual Server, VMWare and anything else I can think of. I can't
> > seem to figure out how to get the network to connect. I've tried it on
> > machines with 1 and with 2 adapters. No difference. I keep getting
> > "Unidentified Network", no DHCP just APIPA. When I use a static IP I can
> > at
> > least ping the router/cable modem, but can't even ping by IP beyond the
> > router. I'm obviously missing a fairly simple step, but I just don't see
> > it.
> > Any help for the terminally IT blind????
>
>
 
Re: No network connectivity

Are you sure Windows firewall is turned off on the 2008 server?

Have you tried connecting the 2008 server directly to the cable modem (and
power cycle the cable modem), with the server set to DHCP? (just for
troubleshooting purposes)




"HeadNerd" <HeadNerd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8F766132-4674-47FF-BBC0-42CFC7C0536A@microsoft.com...
> No.
> I have a few servers that I know of that normally return a ping. I used
> another machine to get their IP addresses (going through the same
> router/ISP)
> and used those IPs to test the 2008 install. In the current installation,
> my
> router is the DHCP server, and each of the other systems hooked up to it
> can
> get an address via DHCP, and can ping whether or not they have a dynamic
> or
> static IP. It's just the 2008 machine that can't communicate past the
> router.
> No ping past the router, and no DHCP. This really has me bugged, because
> it
> happens on EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY 2008 INSTALLS!!!!!!! I've got to be
> missing
> a very simple step.
>
> "JohnB" wrote:
>
>> Can you ping your ISP's DNS servers?
>>
>> Some internet websites can't be pinged, their router is blocking it.
>> That's
>> why pinging your external DNS server is a better test.
>>
>>
>>
>> "HeadNerd" <HeadNerd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:87050360-2017-4F25-93C6-C9C591ACA60E@microsoft.com...
>> >I have been trying to install 2008 on a variety of platforms: AMD, INTEL
>> >x86
>> > and X64, Virtual Server, VMWare and anything else I can think of. I
>> > can't
>> > seem to figure out how to get the network to connect. I've tried it on
>> > machines with 1 and with 2 adapters. No difference. I keep getting
>> > "Unidentified Network", no DHCP just APIPA. When I use a static IP I
>> > can
>> > at
>> > least ping the router/cable modem, but can't even ping by IP beyond the
>> > router. I'm obviously missing a fairly simple step, but I just don't
>> > see
>> > it.
>> > Any help for the terminally IT blind????
>>
>>
 
Re: No network connectivity


I tried firewall off and on. The cable modem/routers all work fine. 2008 is
the only system that can't connect. It's a setup issue of some sort. Too many
different hardware/network combinatations that work for everything but
2008.This has been tried on two different cable systems, at least 3 different
modems, cellular, wireless everything but dialup. I don't see where the
network connection can have any bearing as there have been too many of them,
and only the fact that 2008 has connectivity problems is in common.


"JohnB" wrote:

> Are you sure Windows firewall is turned off on the 2008 server?
>
> Have you tried connecting the 2008 server directly to the cable modem (and
> power cycle the cable modem), with the server set to DHCP? (just for
> troubleshooting purposes)
>
>
>
>
> "HeadNerd" <HeadNerd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8F766132-4674-47FF-BBC0-42CFC7C0536A@microsoft.com...
> > No.
> > I have a few servers that I know of that normally return a ping. I used
> > another machine to get their IP addresses (going through the same
> > router/ISP)
> > and used those IPs to test the 2008 install. In the current installation,
> > my
> > router is the DHCP server, and each of the other systems hooked up to it
> > can
> > get an address via DHCP, and can ping whether or not they have a dynamic
> > or
> > static IP. It's just the 2008 machine that can't communicate past the
> > router.
> > No ping past the router, and no DHCP. This really has me bugged, because
> > it
> > happens on EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY 2008 INSTALLS!!!!!!! I've got to be
> > missing
> > a very simple step.
> >
> > "JohnB" wrote:
> >
> >> Can you ping your ISP's DNS servers?
> >>
> >> Some internet websites can't be pinged, their router is blocking it.
> >> That's
> >> why pinging your external DNS server is a better test.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "HeadNerd" <HeadNerd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:87050360-2017-4F25-93C6-C9C591ACA60E@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have been trying to install 2008 on a variety of platforms: AMD, INTEL
> >> >x86
> >> > and X64, Virtual Server, VMWare and anything else I can think of. I
> >> > can't
> >> > seem to figure out how to get the network to connect. I've tried it on
> >> > machines with 1 and with 2 adapters. No difference. I keep getting
> >> > "Unidentified Network", no DHCP just APIPA. When I use a static IP I
> >> > can
> >> > at
> >> > least ping the router/cable modem, but can't even ping by IP beyond the
> >> > router. I'm obviously missing a fairly simple step, but I just don't
> >> > see
> >> > it.
> >> > Any help for the terminally IT blind????
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
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