Knowledge Base - AYKsolutions

Search

Search results

Windows Questions

How to enable internet on fresh Win 2k8 installation

After you install Windows 2k8, it's fully locked down with no internet access. You need to do the following:

Go to the Network Center and right click on the LAN network adapter, then go to Properties
Go to TCP/IP 4 protocol and hit Properties
Put in the correct IP, netmask, gateway and DNS server IPs
Make sure to enable RDP service and allow access in Windows firewall - also need to enable it in Server Manager so it's active - see link!
Make sure the driver is up to date for the NIC. You can update it using the mounted ISO image to search for the latest driver.

Server Manager RDP link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...=ws.10%29.aspx

The above should do it.

If there is a raid card, you may need to specify the OS disk to be the boot drive. In an adaptec card do the following:

1. Go to raid BIOS
2. Manage arrays
3. Select the volume the OS is installed on
4. Hit Ctrl+B to bring it to the top of list
5. Hit ESC until you reboot

See What Our Customers Say

Even though I only have a shared hosting plan, their technical support team responded to my tech support request within the hour, and correctly to boot. (I needed to have a subdomain point to a Tumblr blog by changing the CNAME.)

Diego

See this review

Great Service I was using a dedicated server with AYK for about 6 months untill i sold my website. Their support is outstanding they reply very quickly and helpful. If i ever want another dedicated server i will 100% choose AYK.

Oliver

See this review

AYKsolutions - best solution for small/high business I have several plans with them and i can sleep well because their team watch over my servers. I started with a small shared account and now, after two years i have multiple dedicated boxes. I like the way they treat their customers, even if they have a small or a big plan. Their tehnical support is the best i ever meet ( worked with many hosting pro viders ). In one word: If you need cheap and no headache for your internet bussiness, AYKsolutions it's your best choice

George S

See this review