jase555

emailserver in work just blew,

DOA

managed to clone the hdd ages ago and stuck it in a drawer in case of emergency

flung the drive in an old box to se what i could get,

all boots up but cannot get it on the network,

this is my main server for email

wins server etc but cannot get it on the network at all, cable is good and is being picked up by hub (getting green light)

I knew this would happen said to boss we need to go server 2k3 in january.

system is

MS small business server 4.5 with sp 6a (just re-installing this at moment)

anybody got any ideas

thanks

jase

ps heating fooked in work 8 degrees in the office !!!!!!

Hobo_Jojo

go home then!

micaAB

get some gloves to warm your hands then:

check you can ping outwards to other devices on the network, if you can't change the cable (just for peace of mind) then check network card speed and duplex settings then check subnet mask and default gateway (if necessary)

andy.

jase555

duff network card

replaced it

we had a major power spike , took out heating and everything

think i am getting there slowly

thanks

can somebody email me some gloves

mannyo1

Perhaps the port in the hub/switch has blown, try another port if you have a spare one. also check that other pc's on the same hub/switch can ping each other. perhaps the whole hub/switch has also gone.

WillieF

hmmm

How fooked is it??

You are reinstalling that it itself presents a whole stack of problems of getting back mail etc etc

have you got a backup if so what was used to create it?

where are you based?

WillieF

do you want to email me some event logs output? and I will try to help

jase555

based in glasgow

sorted now

basically used ghost ages ago to clone the drive,

as for the compaq server its dead , its an old pro something, there was a major spike in work nobody told me

ADT called out to replace fried boards and stuff for the alarms but as per usual IT not phoned.

only popped in by chance

jase

WillieF

Hey I am in Edinburgh work for a Central Scotland Based reseller.

Give us a shout if you need a new server or when you need to upgrade to 2k3 [busy doing an upgrade now for a customer]

Cheers

R1916v

Bet youll be investing in a UPS or, at least, surge protectors

jase555

thing is i had one connected up

its dead as well !!!

sti555

jase I had this as well not long ago round a 2k dc etc, time to get some spares sorted hubs, routers, switchs etc, get some notes together & do regular backups... I learnt the hardway!..

But now I can rest assured the whole place can go up in smoke & I can get everything running again quicky..

Have since moved away from exchange, use pop boxes one less thing to look after.go wrong!

Good Look, email me if you need any help

jase555

thing is its pretty much a static kind of server

only used for email and a 3rd party printing software that links into unix box.

I did do backups but it was on an internal SLR drive that came with the compaq.

Even had a backup server , tested it about a year ago , worked fine and guess what in the hour of need it would not power up

vmax

I have seen this problem before on NT4. The only way I have fixed it before is to remove the network from the network properties. Also remove the card from the Hardware configuration in Control panel (Make sure you have all the drivers and the like before hand)

Reinstall the card after a reboot. 90% chance that this will fix your problem. If this does not work do the same again AND change the NIC.

R1916v

The UPS was not doing its job then, I'd think about a better one

It should be more than capable of handling a large power spike. Ones we have at work a so huge, even some of the desktop ones feel like they have concrete bricks in them