Windows Home Networking Problem

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Bob Weiner

I have 3 machines A, B, and C connected through a hub as follows:
A. Win2k Pro
B. WinXP
C. WinSomething
The uplink of the hub goes to a LinkSys router and out to the rest of the
world.

I installed Win2k3 Server on machine C by sharing the DVD from machine B.
Everything went fine.

I then decide to make C a domain controller so I run dcpromo and allow it to
install DNS. The AD setup is moving along ok, until the C trys to copy
dnsmgr.dll from the DVD (on computer B). It complains that it cannot find
the file. C is still looking as I write this.

Now the state of the machines is as follows:
A can ping B and C and anything on the internet
B can ping A and anything on the internet but NOT C
C can ping A and anything on the internet but NOT B

I am pinging by IP number so name resolution isn't an issue. All NIC's are
manually set to 100/half.

I have tried changing ports on hub but other than that, I don't know how to
troubleshoot this any further. Networking is not my specialty. Any
pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
 
<REPLY NOT CROSS-POSTED>
First of all, that file will fit on a floppy, does C have a floppy drive?
Does B have it's firewall turned on?
Also, suggest setting all nics to 10/half until you get things working.
Also, not sure why you need the hub, why not connect everything directly to
the router?
 
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