Hi guys server 2003 question

[benji12]

how do i set up my network with server 2003 (this may be complicated) we have 3 pcs in our house 1 has the net connected straight to (dsl) my pc is networked to it and my server is networked to my pc so its kinda like a chain. For starters i cant get the server to pick up any pcs or ping i keep getting timed out and i would like to now if i am able to have all three using the net with the current configaration thankyou guys for the help

[ua549]

Buy a router (they are cheap) so you don't need to share connections on each PC. Each machine is connected directly to the router and the router is connected to the internet.

I don't believe the current configuration will work without complex configuration. More information is needed about how you've set up IP addresses and routing tables.

It makes more sense to put 2 NICs in the W2k3 machine and use its RRAS capabilities in lieu of a router. There are lots of help documents for setting up RRAS. MS Technet has a lots of white papers on the process as well.

[Robert M]

Benji12,
When you wrote "my pc is networked to it and my server is networked to my pc so its kinda like a chain" ......this doesn't sound like the correct way of wiring your network.

Have you cabled them directly together with straight thru Ethernet cable? If so, this will not work. It doesn't work because with this arrangment, a transmitter pair of wires is connected to the transmitter portion on the other computer.
What you need is for a transmitter pair at one computer to connect to the receiver portion of the network port on the second computer and the third computer.

A network "hub" accomplishes this.

Sometimes you can get away with this cabling scheme (no hub) if a special "crossover" cable is used. But this method should only be used in a pinch, and for two computers only.

The usual way of cabling PCs that you want networked together using Ethernet ports and wiring (straight thru cables, not crossover cables) is to use a hub. One end of the wire goes to the port on the PC, the other end goes to a "four port hub" for example. If they are properly configured, you should be to access each one from each of the other computers.
A four port hub can network four PCs.
Once the software configuration is complete, you have a usable network.

The Microsoft website has tons of information on how to build and configure home networks using all of the Windows operating systems and different versions of Windows. It also has many easy to understand and use instructions for enabling all PCs on your network to access the internet, and how to keep your network secure and running smoothly.

For your DSL connection, one of your PC's should have a second network port in addition to the one used to plug into a hub.