Sunday, March 27, 2011

How to fix troubles with internet access in a Windows Server 2008 Std VM that is configured as a domain controller

Scenario:
No internet in domain controller Windows Server 2008 VM? How to fix troubles with internet access in a VM that is configured as a domain controller?

Explanation:
Installed SharePoint Foundation in a Windows Server 2008 Std VM.
Before configuring the server as a domain controller, the VM had access to internet.
Soon after configuring the VM as a domain controller, the server could not access internet from the host machine.

Solution:
After hours of troubleshooting, the below worked :

Go to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center

Click Local Network Connection:


Click Properties:


Highlight Internet Protocal Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties:



Make sure to choose "Obtain IP Address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically"

Repeat the same step for IPv6 as well..

Disclaimer: I am not a network admin. This just happened to work for me. I am sharing this so that it could just save some time for some one with the same problem.

No comments:

Post a Comment