Problems with the LAN Network and proposed solutions

[Gone_Away]

Guys,

I've had some earlier discussions with Oldie on the LAN and server setup. I thought we might want to broaden that here?

I'm wondering if it's down to firewalls and group settings.

My McAfee firewall allows me to accept the local network as trusted which allows traffic through. I'm wondering if this is a Vista/W7 issue that we need to explore?

NF

[Penfold]

Way out of my depth but thanks and go for your life :thumbsup2:

[Blunt]

Guys,

I've had some earlier discussions with Oldie on the LAN and server setup. I thought we might want to broaden that here?

I'm wondering if it's down to firewalls and group settings.

My McAfee firewall allows me to accept the local network as trusted which allows traffic through. I'm wondering if this is a Vista/W7 issue that we need to explore?

NF

I'm on xp and could'nt join CoD4 or Arma2.
It was strange that 1 minute Lionheart could see one of the servers, and the next he couldn't. I never managed to see any of them

[TeaLeaf]

Welcome to the wonderful world of MS netcode. :sad:

All the PCs are set to DMWLAN workgroup, that's on the instructions, but some still never show up in the list.  
In the past IPs were handled by the router's DHCP, although this year we connected via a network socket in the wall which went back to the router which I presume still had DHCP active.  

The rest of the problem is Windows and firewalls.......

[Gone_Away]

guys.. is there any mileage in this thread?:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itpronetworking/thread/0d659ae0-9733-4b25-a810-52c8eed8f19f

It seems to point that the pc's are trying to resolve to the internet not to the rest of the network..

[OldBloke]

guys.. is there any mileage in this thread?:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itpronetworking/thread/0d659ae0-9733-4b25-a810-52c8eed8f19f

It seems to point that the pc's are trying to resolve to the internet not to the rest of the network..

Looks promising, NF. Good find :thumb:

[Whitey]

I would be extremely surprised if the hotel are using a modem connected to switches rather than having a router.  
If I remember correctly TL had access to the router so he could check the status. Is that correct TL?

Nice find though, it's heading in the right direction.

[TeaLeaf]

Yes they run a Draytek router with DHCP on.  A very nice router too, I have one myself.

[Gone_Away]

Yes they run a Draytek router with DHCP on.  A very nice router too, I have one myself.

What if we provide folks with IP's again? Do you think that would improve things at all?

[Gone_Away]

Guys, Quick Update,

I came across a few things..

In W7 if you go into Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Centre > Advanced Sharing Settings there are a few switches that we may want to consider playing with. One of them that I found interesting is the File Sharing Connections and Encryption. There's an option for enabling file sharing for devices that us 40- or 56-bit encryption. I haven't been able to find out if XP will support 128-bit encryption..

Also, I came across this guide / thread as well: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itpronetworking/thread/8d91509a-4694-4d7c-956f-cc49cd91b013

Perhaps there's some mileage in this? Is it possible for someone to test?

NF

[Gone_Away]

Sorry to have to ask this.. Oldie can you tell me the server software version we're using for the LAN server.
 
Thanks,
 
NF

[Penfold]

Thanks Ninj for your investigations

[OldBloke]

Sorry to have to ask this.. Oldie can you tell me the server software version we're using for the LAN server.
 
Thanks,
 
NF

No need to apologise

Windows Server 2003 64bit SP2

[Gone_Away]

ta muchly

[TeaLeaf]

If it helps with any connectivity issues, I can provide OB with a (temporary for the LAN) licence for any of the following:

   
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows Web Server 2008 R2
Windows Home Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation
Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 Standard