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Setting up a network using server 2003\poweredge 2850

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Hey guys.

I'm trying to learn as I go, and I have a dell poweredge 2850 which I have connected up to my network via a unmanaged TP-Link 5 gigabit port. I can't seem to see my server on my windows 7 PC?

What do I need to configure to get it to work?

Links to any tutorials or if someone is willing to lend a hand that would be awesome!

(I haven't used windows server 2003 before, ever D;)

 

Thanks guys.

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Why are you using server 2003, if you have a school/college Email you can get 2013 free, 2008 cracked.

 

Set a static ip on the Server then RDP it. Also why are you using windows? Windows is only good for AD DHCP and DNS.

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Single core CPU, not enough RAM to run windows server 2012 imo. Vsphere? Never heard of it. I've just got it set up like this as a test bed. That's the thing, I have it connected up through my switch, but it's not seen on the server so I can't set the network connection as a static IP. 

any other suggestions?

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I'll try this tonight, I guess I'll find out if my server has a static IP or not tonight (I don't even know how to assign the NIC a static IP) in windows 7, a connection comes up and you can assign it through network settings or whatever, but I have no idea how to do it on windows server 2003.

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I have googled it no to avail :(

Is it because i'm ruinning this server through a switch, with no router?

 

It pretty much goes server > tplink gigabit switch > my PC.

with a few other things connected to the switch.

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Have you assigned an address to the server?

Youre going to want to assign a IP address that is on the same subnet as your PC.

 

What are you planning on running on the server? As far as I know those old Dells dont even have 64bit CPUs lol.

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Plug a screen into the server etc, then set a static IP within the same subnet i.e 192.16.1.254

Your post makes no sense. That is just a random address. He hasnt posted his subnet mask and net ID so how can you possible suggest an address?

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Have you assigned an address to the server?

Youre going to want to assign a IP address that is on the same subnet as your PC.

 

What are you planning on running on the server? As far as I know those old Dells dont even have 64bit CPUs lol.

Well that's an interesting username you got there matey  :P

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Your post makes no sense. That is just a random address. He hasnt posted his subnet mask and net ID so how can you possible suggest an address?

90% of homes  are on this subnet and sins he has not set an IP or knows how i can clearly tell he is using a class C network also i.e doesn't mean this is your address use it !

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Your post makes no sense. That is just a random address. He hasnt posted his subnet mask and net ID so how can you possible suggest an address?

 

I do believe he meant it as an example!

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OK - let's sort this out. I "assume" you are running DHCP - as that would be how your WIndows 7 system is also getting an IP. The server by default will get an IP via DHCP. 

 

Now, you cannot "ping" the name of the server as the server probably hasn't registered in DNS (since your DNS is most likely your router).

 

Log into the server. Using Windows Server 2003 is almost identical to Windows XP and Windows 7 - pretty much everything is the same. You can just "add" more services to the server.

So, go to a DOS prompt. Type ipconfig and it will bring up your IP - if it is a 169.x.x.x then that means the server is not getting DHCP and we need to revisit. But should be something like 192.168.x.x.

 

Now, on your Win7 box do the same, DOS prompt, ipconfig and you should also see the same 192.168.x.x with the only difference being the last octect.(the last x) :)

 

Then from Win7 you should be able to ping the IP address.

 

If you want to be able to ping the hostname of the server, you can add an entry in the hosts file, but I would just get to it via IP. If you want to set a Static IP, go to the Control Panel, Network, double click the the network card and you can statically assign a IP.

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Bingo but there's no router or DHCP. 

 

Yup, no router or DHCP. Some I'm wondering if I can get around this without using a router or setting up my other server as a DHCP box? I've tried ipconfig, and it has not registered an IP address yet, therefor, nothing pops up. Windows server 2003 is so old there are hardly any modern tutorials on it either!

 

 

 

Plug a screen into the server etc, then set a static IP within the same subnet i.e 192.16.1.254

 

I've been doing this all via the server my friend, I have no idea where to set a static IP because in network connections no connection is there to alter, in bios, I've got network settings for the DRAC but that's it. 

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I just made the most noob mistake in the world, and didn't even realize it until today at uni and rushed home to fix it .. I had the NIC disabled in the freakin' bios .. AHH. But now it's running windows server 2008 R2

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I just made the most noob mistake in the world, and didn't even realize it until today at uni and rushed home to fix it .. I had the NIC disabled in the freakin' bios .. AHH. But now it's running windows server 2008 R2

 

Oh lol.

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