Win Server 2012 R2 Help

[IceDigger]

Fooling around with a free win2012 r2 server and must have messed something up since I can't see it on the network anymore. I just can access the network shares through typing in its ip address but typing in its name it doesn't come up anymore.

I have it setup as just a simple workgroup and was fooling around with vpn since I wanted to learn that, I installed it and uninstalled it and now I can't see it on any of my computers attached to the network.

I also cannot remote login into it anymore with either the name or the ip address.

Any ideas?

Boy I feel dumb.

 

[ND40oz]

DNS still configured correctly?

 

[IceDigger]

I'm not sure, how would I check that?

My knowledge of windows server edition is nill.

Its still setup to use the workgroup I think.

 

[ND40oz]

Network settings, is it grabbing DHCP or did you configure a static IP? Sometimes VPNs want you to change DNS to use one of their DNS servers and that can cause local network issues.

 

[IceDigger]

Network settings, is it grabbing DHCP or did you configure a static IP? Sometimes VPNs want you to change DNS to use one of their DNS servers and that can cause local network issues.

I did set it up as static, both for the ip and the dns.

 

[Delemon]

Did you perhaps turn off network discovery? Double check in Network and Sharing Center.

 

[Demon10000]

I did set it up as static, both for the ip and the dns.

Start by checking that -- can DNS resolve the machine you're trying to get to? From a command prompt, try to ping it and see if you get an IP back.

What is the IP, Gateway, and subnet mask of both machines that you're trying to use?

 

[IceDigger]

Did you perhaps turn off network discovery? Double check in Network and Sharing Center.

That was it. Its always the simplest things you never check.

I feel like such a dummy.

Someone post a Sanford and son picture