WinNT Server and broadband problem

[arlopez 0]

I'm running a home-based LAN with Win98 clients and a WinNT Server.

Broadband (Comcast) connections are made through a hub connected to a router, and all PCs work fine with with internet. My problem is that I cannot figure out how to set up the server to access the internet. Current setting for IE under 'connection' is 'automatically detect settings.' Under the TCP/IP properties, IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway settings are all in place. What am I doing wrong?

 

Thanks in advance for your response!

 

Aaron / Littleton, CO

[DS3Circuit 0]

Just a question or 2

 

Are you clients using DHCP to receive the proper addressing or is it static based?

 

If it is DHCP, is it the server or the router providing the service?

 

Can you ping the router and/or the other clients from the NT Server?

 

Can you ping the Server itself (localhost) ?

 

Have you played with the network card settings in the control panel?

 

My god, its been a while since I played with NT4

 

Get back to us

[arlopez 0]

The router supplies DHCP services to assign IP addresses, not the server.

I can ping from the server all PCs on the network, as well as the router. The server also can be locally pinged.

DHCP is not enabled on the server - maybe that has something to do with the problem.

 

I have not touched network card settings.

 

Thanks.

 

Aaron

[DS3Circuit 0]

Well if you can ping other machines on this subnet

 

1) Its either the default gateway on the nt server or its dns entries. Those properties can be changed in the network applet in the control panel.

 

2) Or make its nic received dhcp leases.

[arlopez 0]

Setting the TCP/IP properties to obtain address from the DHCP server (router) worked. That was easy enough. Thanks for your assistance.

 

Aaron