Spent the last eight hours trying to connect my W7 workstation to a fresh
install of SBS 2003 premium. When running http://server/connectcomputer/, I
would get as far as providing a username and password for setup when a popup
would inform me, "The list of users and computers could not be found. Make
sure that the Small Business Server network adapters are configured
correctly.". I have only one NIC, I can see the shared folders on my server
and even connect to them. My server is not running DHCP or DNS and I think
these might be my problem. I did run windows update and installed all the
updates. I am completely green when it comes to SBS. Should I set up DHCP
and DNS on my server or continue using my router? Any thoughts would be most
welcome and appreciated.



Sean

On 30/04/2010 13:26, Sean Scheffelmaier wrote:

> Spent the last eight hours trying to connect my W7 workstation to a
> fresh install of SBS 2003 premium. When running
> http://server/connectcomputer/, I would get as far as providing a
> username and password for setup when a popup would inform me, "The list
> of users and computers could not be found. Make sure that the Small
> Business Server network adapters are configured correctly.". I have only
> one NIC, I can see the shared folders on my server and even connect to
> them. My server is not running DHCP or DNS and I think these might be my
> problem. I did run windows update and installed all the updates. I am
> completely green when it comes to SBS. Should I set up DHCP and DNS on
> my server or continue using my router? Any thoughts would be most
> welcome and appreciated.
>
> Sean

Someone else with more knowledge on W7 will come along and answer I'm
sure, but in SBS land, the SBS server must be the only DHCP server on
the network and must hand out itself to clients as the DNS server. Turn
off DHCP on the router...

A lot of problems will probably disappear once you do this.

In article <82C2CB01-0431-473C-8D48-04F595224592@newsgroup>,
seanscheffelmaier@newsgroup says...

>
> Spent the last eight hours trying to connect my W7 workstation to a fresh
> install of SBS 2003 premium. When running http://server/connectcomputer/, I
> would get as far as providing a username and password for setup when a popup
> would inform me, "The list of users and computers could not be found. Make
> sure that the Small Business Server network adapters are configured
> correctly.". I have only one NIC, I can see the shared folders on my server
> and even connect to them. My server is not running DHCP or DNS and I think
> these might be my problem. I did run windows update and installed all the
> updates. I am completely green when it comes to SBS. Should I set up DHCP
> and DNS on my server or continue using my router? Any thoughts would be most
> welcome and appreciated.

If you are using SBS and you are NOT running DHCP/DNS on it you are
breaking SBS, and that means you didn't follow the install and setup
instructions properly.

SBS as well as most Domains want their own server to be in charge of
DHCP/DNS, so that all names are properly resolved by the servers DNS.

USE THE WIZARDS LUKE, THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THE WIZARDS, not using
the Wizards is something only done by the DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE. -
Please note the Star Wars bent there.

--
You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.
Trust yourself.
spam999free@newsgroup (remove 999 for proper email address)

Thank you for the info... I figured I was going about this all wrong. I
will re-install the server OS using the wizards this time, I don't want to
go to the darkside...

Sean

In article <079BB058-60D2-4491-9F25-6436B8996A0E@newsgroup>,
seanscheffelmaier@newsgroup says...

>
> Thank you for the info... I figured I was going about this all wrong. I
> will re-install the server OS using the wizards this time, I don't want to
> go to the darkside...

The most important part of SBS is that you must use the Wizards, must,
must, never stray from the wizards or the magic will turn dark and do
vile things to your network.

If this was your first SBS install, consider doing it several times,
just to make sure you get the hang of it, so that you see your mistakes
and learn from them, so that the final install is without mistakes.

You may, depending on any changes you make later, need to rerun the
wizards and having run them several times (as you reinstall to learn)
will give you a better idea of what to expect.

If all you have are Windows 7 systems, then you will need specific
Vista/Win 7 OPTIONAL updates, but I don't know the specific ones, just
install all Critical and Optional updates on your SBS/Win7 machines,
after you verify that they won't harm anything, and the wizards should
allow you to fully join the Win 7 computers without any problem.

--
You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little
voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that.
Trust yourself.
spam999free@newsgroup (remove 999 for proper email address)

Sounds like a good way to learn. I was once told that repetition strengthens
and confirms so I will repeat as many times as it takes. I am running
Windows 7 on two desktops and one laptop as well as XP on another desktop.
At this point, I have more time than anything else so I can re-install until
the cows come home.

Sean

reinforcing Leythos comment (now don't everyone fall over)

SBS Triple Crown
http://msmvps.com/blogs/kwsupport/ar...17/107981.aspx

Russ' 'Rule of three'
1) Use the wizards.
2) Use the wizards.
3) Use the wizards.

Personnally, I'm a Robert Heinlen fan.
I tell you three times - use the wizards.

"Sean Scheffelmaier" <seanscheffelmaier@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:F8BEA517-EA01-44D5-B914-7EEA38F319F7@newsgroup

> Sounds like a good way to learn. I was once told that repetition
> strengthens and confirms so I will repeat as many times as it takes. I am
> running Windows 7 on two desktops and one laptop as well as XP on another
> desktop. At this point, I have more time than anything else so I can
> re-install until the cows come home.
>
> Sean
>

pls consider that the DHCP process also includes the DHCP server updating
DNS.

Both DHCP and DNS should be controlled by 'AD aware' servers.

"Freaky" <wontsay@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:%234sKGNG6KHA.5016@newsgroup

> On 30-04-10 14:26, Sean Scheffelmaier wrote:

>> Spent the last eight hours trying to connect my W7 workstation to a
>> fresh install of SBS 2003 premium. When running
>> http://server/connectcomputer/, I would get as far as providing a
>> username and password for setup when a popup would inform me, "The list
>> of users and computers could not be found. Make sure that the Small
>> Business Server network adapters are configured correctly.". I have only
>> one NIC, I can see the shared folders on my server and even connect to
>> them. My server is not running DHCP or DNS and I think these might be my
>> problem. I did run windows update and installed all the updates. I am
>> completely green when it comes to SBS. Should I set up DHCP and DNS on
>> my server or continue using my router? Any thoughts would be most
>> welcome and appreciated.
>>
>> Sean

>
>
> In a windows network you should always use the domain controller(s) as
> DNS servers. Windows domains use DNS extensively to find domain
> controllers and other services on the network.
>
> You also need to configure the domainname for your network, say
> contoso.local so that when your computer searches for servername it will
> automatically append contoso.local.
>
> It doesn't matter much where you run the DHCP, as long as you point to
> the SBS server as DNS and supply the domainname.

The 5th install was perfect. So I decided to do one more and it works great
too. All the features I have tried so far are working. YAYYYY!


--
Sean

***The only easy day was yesterday***
"Sean Scheffelmaier" <seanscheffelmaier@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:F8BEA517-EA01-44D5-B914-7EEA38F319F7@newsgroup

> Sounds like a good way to learn. I was once told that repetition
> strengthens and confirms so I will repeat as many times as it takes. I am
> running Windows 7 on two desktops and one laptop as well as XP on another
> desktop. At this point, I have more time than anything else so I can
> re-install until the cows come home.
>
> Sean
>

--
Sean

***The only easy day was yesterday***