That sounds goofy that you needed a new MAC address. However if that is what they said, no use arguing with the rain. You just get wet. You don't need to swap the physical hardware around, most desktop/server NICs allow you to specify what MAC address they are. Just change that.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harald Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 1:54 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Server Disappeared Yesterday morning I had to change my Win2k Server up a bit. I wanted a new static IP address, and the ISP told me that in order to do that, I needed a new NIC (MAC Address). So, I switched the cables on the back of the server, and got the new IP for my external card. I then reversed the settings on both NIC's, so that my (new) internal card used the old internal settings, and the (new) external card used the old external settings. I double-checked the DNS server settings, and they were properly updated. I don't use DHCP internally, so I figured that should be all that I needed to do. However, I have lost my internal network connectivity. The DFS no longer works, from my network machines to the server, though it does work from the server out. I also can no longer connect to the printer which is connected through the server. When I try to map an external drive, when I click on the browse button, all the machines show up except for the server. I've checked each of the workstations, and they can all connect to each other, but as far as they are concerned, the server does not exist. Obviously there is something on the server that I missed, but I have no idea where to even start looking. Can anyone help me to figure this out? Thanks. -- Harald Gill Without Dreams...Life is Nothing List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
