Sharing Outlook 2003 calendar

[Noel All]

Right so the workstation has joined the Domain okay and are you getting the
same error when you try to log on as a user but its okay when you log on as
the Administrator of the SBS domain

 

[lorne]

even as administrator i cant log onto the domain (all i can do is log on to
the computer). logging on to the domain, i get the domain is not available
motif!
but when i log on to the computer (not in the domain), in network places, i
see the domain. from the server, i can see the computer (obviously i cant
access it tho).

 

[lorne]

no, the work station did not connect to the domain.... is there a firewall
built into the SBS? could that be why it wont connect?

 

[Noel All]

The SBS box has ISA Server application which is a Firewall but it shouldn't
restrict a properly authenticated computer from joining the network.
How did you try and join the workstation to the Domain SBS network!

 

[lorne]

Try to join teh workstation?? i added a user and password to the AD Users
and Computers, the computer showed up automatically. The issue comes when i
try to logon to the domain from the login window. i have the user name, the
password and the domain.. click ok.. then i get the message that the domain
(domainname) is not available.
From the server side, in network places, i can see the workstation but not
access it. Messages says: \\workstation is not accessable. you might not
have permission to use the network resources.

 

[lorne]

its a miracle!!!!! their connected!!! how did i do it you ask??..... dont
remember!! no.. actually, on the workstation, i had to add the user's
permissions and share a folder and that seemed to do it. now, just out of
curiousity:
loging in took a long time (about 4 minutes), is that because it is a new
profile being created? and
it appears to be a new profile... how do i get the original profile that has
all the programs and data/document files back to the workstation (what i am
trying to say is, when the user logs in on the workstation, how do i get
his/her original settings and "stuff")
thanks so much Noel

 

[Noel All]

If you right click My Computer on the workstation desktop and select
Properties and then the Computer Name Tab what does it say next the Full
Computer Name and below that next to Domain name. Is the Domain name the
same as what you set up on the SBS Server.

 

[lorne]

yes!
and now a new issue... i thought i could take yet another computer and add
it to the domain... should be no problem right? Wrong. the second
workstation won't connect to the domain.... i used the change network id
wizard. i get stuck at the domain name. when i enter the domain name under
the computer name, i get a message that says the workstation cannot contact
the domain.

 

[Noel All]

How is the new workstation being allocated an IP address, is it one that you
have entered or does it pick one up from a DHCP device.

 

[lorne]

g'morning Noel..... you sure you dont want to come over and help ???? just
kidding. Good news and sort of good news. I dont think that install went
the way it should have so i am reformatting and starting again from scratch.
i never got the to do list and that bothered me... so i am starting over
again.
as for the 2nd workstation, its ip address gets picked up from my device.
Im at the installation stage where the server wants to be the DHCP and i am
not sure i want to do that... the server is in my basement being prepared
for delivery. i guess i can leave the dhcp alone and when i install the
computer at its supposed location, i can reconfigure the DHCP.... right???

 

[Noel All]

Hi Lorne,
I like to have more control over DHCP and dont like leaving it to things
like routers etc so I always set up SBS as the DHCP server (depending on
network), moving the server to the new location shouldn't affect DHCP
(especially under SBS and ISA Server). DNS is the one that you dont want to
start messing with because it could cause all sorts of problems. The nice
thing about SBS is almost installs it self and you can typically use the
defaults as recommended by the wizards. Good site here for SBS
http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=36

 

[lorne]

i guess the issue is, since the server is only here on my network
temporarily, will that effect my network once i remove the server and take
it to its new permanent home ???

 

[Noel All]

Do you mean that on your network that you have joined workstations to the
SBS server, if yes then it will be an issue when you move it away depending
how your network was setup before joining it to the SBS Server. It will also
depend on how much you configured the SBS Server to look after your network
for instance if you configured ISA server to act as a proxy for your
workstations this will need reconfiguring. Nothing too major though but at
the end be prepared to loose all the current SBS profiles that your
networked workstations have.

 

[lorne]

hi Noel,
i dont think it to be too bad as i dont think i want to add any workstations
to it as yet.. not until i move it to it new home. i am just at the setting
up of the DNS to get it online to complete the updates and install SP1.