I have a laptop running Win Server 2003 which is connecting to a cable modem/router. When I installed Server 2003 i check the Internet Connection and it was working fine (I added Google to trusted zone and it connected just fine, picked up an IP address etc). All good. Then I installed AD, DNS and File Server and restarted. Now I cannot connect to the Internet from the Server - I get no IP address at all. I cannot ping my router (192.168.0.1) where as another machine I have connected (running XP) can see it, ping it etc fine. I presume it is something to do with the roles I have added but am a bit lost. The previous poster found removing Network Load Balancing worked - I don't have this installed to start! An ipconfig /all readout gives me thus: ip add = 0.0.0.0 subnet mask = 0.0.0.0 dhcp enabled = yes DHCP server = 255.255.255.255 (Should be 192.168.0.1 (my router) surely?) Any help/ideas/abuse greatly appreciated

Ok, problem #1 - you have a server set to get it's IP info from DHCP. Not good! A server should always have a static IP. For whatever reason, your laptop isn't getting issued IP information from DHCP. Possibly because you have DHCP enabled inside 2003 as well as on the router. First, establish what your router's IP is. Decide on which device is going to handle DHCP. If you already have it setup and running on the router I recommend leaving it there and ensure DHCP is not enabled on 2003. Second, statically assign your 'server' an IP that's not part of the DHCP scope. Most SOHO routers create a scope as follows: 192.168.0.99 to 192.168.0.199. So use something like 192.168.0.10 for your server. Ensure you have the router's IP entered under "Default Gateway". Third, you will want to assign the server's DNS address to itself (192.168.0.10) and Forward your server's DNS to your ISP's DNS addresses. Once you have that done, do some ping tests. Can you ping your router from your server? If yes, ping something on the internet (like www.google.com). Do you get a reply? If yes, you're good to go and your internet should be working fine.