[Macpartners] Mac Server Internet Connection

[Carolyn Fuller]

Hi all,

Actually there are network like problems, specifically there are  
problems with the DNS today:

http://3down.mit.edu/

The problems are so severe I couldn't even get to the the 3down page!

Carolyn Fuller
(who has been sleeping between DNS look ups! <grin>)

Carolyn

On Dec 6, 2007, at 5:08 PM, Patrick McNeal wrote:

>
> On Dec 3, 2007, at 11:11 AM, sciacca wrote:
>
>> I have some Internet connection problem. I am working in the Dewey's
>> Lab room 3-237. Recently we have bought a new Mac Server with
>> Leopard OSX and
>> we gave it the ip and DNS name of an old machine in the lab.
>>
>> This server is under a firewall and its ip is translated from the
>> firewall.
>>
>> Everything worked fine untill we turned on the old computer (the one
>> which had
>> the ip of the new server) with the Internet connection and the new
>> Server was
>> immediately disconnected. Now, I unplagged the connection of the old
>> computer.
>> The new server says that it is connected,  but the internet
>> connection is still
>> not working.
>>
>> Is there someone who can help me? I called the MIT Computing Help
>> Desk and they
>> told me there is nothing wrong on the network side and suggest me to
>> contact
>> you.
>
> If you're still having trouble with this, I would first make sure that
> the old computer is no longer using the server's IP address by
> manually setting a different IP or using DHCP, and then reboot the
> server.  It's a bit draconian, but sometimes it's the easiest way to
> resolve a problem.
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Carolyn Fuller
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Information Services and Technology
Administrative Computing
Senior Analyst/ Programmer
(617) 253-6213
http://fuller.mit.edu/