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Originally Posted by Klendathu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Most MS Server OS come out of the box with that shitty "MS Enhanced Internet Security" turned on. In 2008 R2, I think you turn it off by going into Server Manager Console, that annoying page that pops up on each administrator login (that you probably disabled after startup by now). It's a good idea to turn off enhanced security, cause then you can install things from network locations, which make life easier, especially in the sandbox.

Also, until you run dcpromo and start using R2 for DHCP\DNS, you need to point it to your Netgear for DNS, in the same spot where you set up the static IP for it. Let us know if that helps.

True test of connectivity - ping something outside of your router. Like www.google.com.

Well it works fine until I assign a static IP to the laptop using the IPv4 properties. I entered the right gateway, subnet mask, and IP I had reserved on the router. Still wouldn't connect. As soon as I set it to the "automatically receive IP from..." setting then it works again.

I've disabled enhanced security. I'm still fuzzy on how the DNS/DHCP thing works. I wouldn't think I'd need to run/enable those to connect via a static IP though...