SBS 2011 Essentials -- Issue with "Connect a Computer to the Server"
I have just installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 Pro 64 bit to a client machine.I logged in as the machine's local Administrator.I opened IE and went to "http://{server name}/connect" and got the error...
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Hi DT-k,Have you tried navigating to the Connect webpage from any other device to see if it is only this client affected?If you are receiving a "Page cannot be displayed" error on all devices and you...
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I have not tried from a different Client PC, but it is accessible on the server, in IE - so I will have to see if it is network accessible but I am sure the Connect web site is running.I will see if...
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The only things that immediately spring to mind are your basic "have you tried another browser and/or compatibility view?" and is your network connection on the client machine set to Home/Work rather...
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It will be a combination of IE compatibility settings and switching on "Intranet". Go to the gear in IE, and click Compatibility settings from the drop down. It should put connect in the "Add this...
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Alex924 wrote:The only things that immediately spring to mind are your basic "have you tried another browser and/or compatibility view?" and is your network connection on the client machine set to...
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try editing your network card settings and change the DNS entry to harcode to the IP of the Essentials server. leave the rest as DHCP. see if that resolves the issue.Kevin
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SBS 2011 Essentials -- Issue with "Connect a Computer to the Server"
By the way, in case you didn't know, you should be able to view that page on the server. When you go to it, it won't be exactly the same, but it should give a message saying this page needs to be...
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SBS 2011 Essentials -- Issue with "Connect a Computer to the Server"
RobT64 wrote:By the way, in case you didn't know, you should be able to view that page on the server. When you go to it, it won't be exactly the same, but it should give a message saying this page...
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kevinroyalty-sbs_mvp wrote:try editing your network card settings and change the DNS entry to harcode to the IP of the Essentials server. leave the rest as DHCP. see if that resolves the...
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Alex924 wrote:The only things that immediately spring to mind are your basic "have you tried another browser and/or compatibility view?" and is your network connection on the client machine set to...
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DT-k wrote:I get:But I tried the suggested address from two different PCs. both failed. So is it still an ISS issue, or something else?I get the following at both computers, after about two minutes of...
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DT-k wrote:Tried compatibility on the Win 7 machine - no effect.Was this compatibility view in IE?RobT64 wrote: Also can you just type in the dns name of the server in IE to see if you can see IIS on...
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Yup, that's where my mind is heading Alex.I just double checked DT-k, and there are some specific requirements for it to work. If you browse to the site using chrome it will actually list them for you,...
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RobT64 wrote:Yup, that's where my mind is heading Alex.I just double checked DT-k, and there are some specific requirements for it to work. If you browse to the site using chrome it will actually list...
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Alex924 wrote:DT-k wrote:Tried compatibility on the Win 7 machine - no effect.Was this compatibility view in IE?RobT64 wrote:Also can you just type in the dns name of the server in IE to see if you can...
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DT-k wrote:Could the firewall be blocking traffic to 80/443 only on the server's IP/name? They use a Sonicwall device which serves up a never ending stream of headaches.I've only seen Sonicwall devices...
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Maybe the following helps, maybe it just muddies the water up that much more...:Both PCs and the server are able to access various internet locations: secure/insecure, web/ftp/etc,,,All three machines...
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Alex924 wrote:DT-k wrote:Could the firewall be blocking traffic to 80/443 only on the server's IP/name? They use a Sonicwall device which serves up a never ending stream of headaches.I've only seen...
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I can't see in any of your replies whether you tested the https://connect page on a working domain joined machine. Have you tried that yet?DT-k wrote:On both machines .net is good, Internet is on. I...
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