Cannot Connect to Internet from Domain Controller – Fix

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I'm setting up an active directory/domain controller that is also doing DNS using Windows Server 2008 R2.

The install went smoothly. I am able to add a computer to the domain, and can even connect to the internet from this workstation. However, I cannot connect to the internet from the actual domain controller (I'm trying to run windows updates).

Can anyone provide some guidance?

Thanks!

Best Answer

Check the gateway setting for your network interface on your server. Assuming the desktop you can browse from (which you state is a domain member) is using the DNS server on the domain controller, then it almost certainly isn't a DNS problem.

Edit:

Please provide some additional information to help further troubleshoot this problem:

The output from ipconfig /all from both the server and the workstation is a good starting point, along with a short description of the network and how it is connected to the internet.

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