Hi all,
i have a SBS standard which currently has DHCP done on router. i want to now allow it on SBS and will need to configure the internet settings via the SBS wizard.
my network setup is as follows:
http://williamfitzgerald.org/sbs/current_net_config.JPG
one Nic for internal and external traffic.
the second NIC on SBS is disabled
the PBX and phones can pick up DHCP addresses however it is suggested to use static IP's for them.
my guess is when i trun on DHCP on SBS and it starts handling DNS that i will need to point the PBX and phones to SBS DNS.
any views?
DNS Problem:
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I have found 2 Micosoft docs that are making the setup dificult to configure.
How to configure Internet access in Windows Small Business Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825763/
in the "configurations" section it states:
"e. Select Use the following DNS server address. In the Preferred DNS server box, type the IP address of your server's local area connection. Leave the Alternate DNS server box blank.
Important Use the IP address from the server's local area connection for the preferred DNS server on th"e external network connection. Do not use DNS that is provided by your ISP or router, and do not click the Obtain DNS server address automatically option."
OK, this seems to make sence HOWEVER in "Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard Options" section:
"On the Router Connection page, next to Preferred DNS server and next to Alternate DNS server, type the IP addresses that are provided by your ISP. In the Local IP address of router box, type the IP address of the router that the server uses to connect to the router."
this suggests i type in the 2 public DNS IP's that my WAN side of router picked up!!
so there seems to be a conflict of what to do.
another document, i think its for SBS2000 has something similar:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309633/
in section "To configure the SBS-based server for internal and external connectivity:" it states:
c. Right-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
Confirm that the SBS installation has the following settings:
•IP Address
IP Address: 192.168.X.Z
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.X.Y
•DNS Server address
Preferred DNS server: 192.168.X.Z
Alternate DNS server: no settings
IMPORTANT: Use the IP address for the server's network adapter for the preferred DNS server on the local area connection.
which again was something i was thinking of doing and that the SBS DNS server was magically able to chat to the public DNS's of WAN side of router by just providing the router LAN IP gateway!!
BUT in section 3 it states:
"e. Type the IP address that is provided by your Internet Server Provider (ISP) in the Primary DNS server address box, type the IP address that is provided by your ISP in the Secondary DNS server address box (this setting is optional), and then click Next."
WHAT DO I DO?
do i just run the wizard and leave both DNS IP's blank and just set the router gateway and assign at static IP with a 255.255.255.0 netmask.
i think when you do an IPconfig /all the server automatically gives the primary DNS the value of the server IP behind the scenes.
regards,
Will.
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