Thanks. I will check for an update of the NIC driver, but I doubt that it is the problem. After all, I do get access to the Internet occasionally, and the internal network connection (Remote Desktop) pretty much never fails.
Yes, there is a "Fix my network" option on the SBS console. I have run that multiple times, but it does not help. I think one reason is that it needs an internet connection, which I typically have for a couple of minutes after I reboot the server,
and that is not enough time for the wizard to finish. I also need the internet connection to download any updates. I also checked, and I think the server is up to date, also I am not 100% sure.
At this moment I started Remote desktop, and was able to log in without problems. However, there is a warning message that "The server name or address could not be resolved" (started the remote desktop with the server name, not the IP, so it would
have to be resolved somewhere). Another weird thing is that the warning has just a chinese symbol in the title bar???
Current situation:
network icon in tray says: Internet connection
Remote desktop: works fine, no problems
web browser: "No internet"
SBS console: no internet connection
Running Windows Network Diagnostics: "couldn't identify the problem"
Ping 8.8.8.8: "General Failure"
Ping 192.168.0.8 (the PC that I using the remote desktop on): "General failure"
I found one difference between the desktop and the server I am using. Ipconfig shows the desktop with a node type: Broadcast, the server with "Hybrid". However, switching the server to broadcast does not change anything. After restart:
tray icon: internet access, browser works, SBS console shows internet connection. ping 8.8.8.8 works
Start Fix my network. crashes a few minutes later ("stopped responding")
tray icon: still says "internet access". SBS console says "not connected", no browser , no ping.
Hitting "Connect to the internet" in SBS colsole: Detecting existing networks: OK, Detecting existing Routers (after a few minutes): asks for router and server IP address. Enter router IP. Server cannot find router (no ping??). Wizard stops working...
(Option to check online for a solution. Interesting suggestion for a Wizard that is suppose to try to connect to the Internet...). Problem details:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:
CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01:
CTIW.exe
Problem Signature 02:
6.1.7900.0
Problem Signature 03:
4cd854bd
Problem Signature 04:
CTIW
Problem Signature 05:
6.1.7900.0
Problem Signature 06:
4cd854bd
Problem Signature 07:
7e
Problem Signature 08:
101
Problem Signature 09:
N3CTRYE2KN3C34SGL4ZQYRBFTE4M13NB
OS Version:
6.1.7601.2.1.0.305.9
Locale ID:
1033
Additional Information 1:
4229
Additional Information 2:
4229adec8750b661e4eff5a8aa0d55e8
Additional Information 3:
2f6c
Additional Information 4:
2f6c1f3af968c45714a27905b3094d82
Checked IPconfig again, and the adapter settings changed (Server now 192.168.0.2). This must have happened during the "Fix my network" or "Connect to the internet wizards". Will they change the IP settings of the adapter? Why? It is not
set to DHCP...
Trying a few more things...
