I just did a clean install of Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials on a Hyper-V box (Server 2012 R2 Standard with GUI) and went through the Essentials wizard just fine (checked the date and time, but they were already correct).  When I tried to set up Anywhere Access and re-use a hostname on the remotewebaccess.com domain, it gives me this error:

"The certificate for your domain is not valid according to the server's date or time.  This may be caused by the wrong date or time setting on your server.  Please ensure that your server has the right date and time and try again."

I can't stress enough that the date and time is correct, and was correct when the initial domain configuration was run during the Essentials setup.  It matches my Hyper-V host.  Initially, I had Time Synchronization turned on via the VM settings, but I tried turning it off and re-running the Anywhere Access wizard, and it still fails.

What can I check, and how do I fix this?  I didn't run into this problem the last time I installed Essentials 2012 R2.  I didn't play around with any certificate settings either, although I did check the Effective Date for every certificate and they start on 11-27-2013 at ~2PM, which is when I did the setup.

Also, I tried setting up a new remotewebaccess.com hostname, and the same error comes up.

I'm going to try a re-install of the OS in another VM and see what happens.  Will update if it happens again.

I am trying to integrate our Office 365 with a newly installed instance of Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2.

When i run the integration wizard in the Windows server essentials dashboard and supply my username and password for my Office 365 admin account, the wizard runs for a very long time, and returns "An unknown error occurred. Make sure that the computer is connected to the internet, and the try again. If you continue to to experience, restart the server and then try again".

I have tried to restart the server several times and reinstalling the server from scratch, but the error still appears.

When i try to integrate the server with another, separate trial Office 365 tenant, I am able to integrate, but when I try to integrate with this Office 365 tenant, the wizard always returns this error. This leads me to think that there is a problem with this specific Office 365 tenant. 

We need this integration to work, and hope that you will be able to help us fix this error and get the integration with our server to work.

Hello

I have a new domain with 2 x DCs working normally.

If I add the Essentials Experience role to a member server primarily for Remote Web Access, VPN and Direct Access, will this affect the existing Active Directory setup in any way? I see the Dashboard wants to manage everything including file shares, user accounts, Office 365 etc., etc., Is this going to be more trouble than it is worth?

Are there any blogs or field notes about using the Essentials Experience Role in a standard Active Directory environment?

Advice appreciated

Hi, I recently installed Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2 in a workgroup environment without issue and am trying to get the connector software working on all my clients. I had a 2011 server that ended up having some permissions/access issues and the connector software I used had issues. With uninstalling the old connector software on my MAC I was able to install the connector software but I am not able to uninstall and get working on a 8.1 machine.

The error message I receive is cannot connect this computer to the network

The server is not available. Try connection this computer again, or for more information, see Troubleshoot connecting computers to the server.

I've seen a couple steps of actions I could take including verifying local certificate, pointing DNS to server rather than router, and running a script to verify IIS but wanted to check with the community to see if they read this log as a DNS issue?

Thanks in advance!

[5048] 140424.195103.6288: ClientSetup: Task with Id=ClientDeploy.JoinDomain will be rerun after 30 seconds...
[5048] 140424.195133.6542: ClientSetup: ComputerMgmt.FlushDnsCache starts
[5048] 140424.195133.6542: ClientSetup: ProcessHelper.StartProcessWithRedirectOutput() Executing "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ipconfig.exe" /flushdns
[308] 140424.195133.6542: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[308] 140424.195133.6542: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Windows IP Configuration
[308] 140424.195133.6542: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[308] 140424.195133.6542: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.
[308] 140424.195133.6699: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[3356] 140424.195133.6699: ClientSetup: Standard Error:
[5048] 140424.195133.6699: ClientSetup: The exit code of the process (C:\WINDOWS\system32\ipconfig.exe) is: 0
[5048] 140424.195133.6699: ClientSetup: Running Task with Id=ClientDeploy.JoinDomain in 2nd iteration
[5048] 140424.195133.6699: ClientSetup: Entering JoinDomainTask.Run
[5048] 140424.195133.6699: ClientSetup: Domain Join Client to Server Domain: ClientComputerName=ASUS ServerDomainNetBiosName=WORKGROUP
[5048] 140424.195133.6699: ClientSetup: Trying to evaluate if we need to set Local Nic Dns address be the same as server DNS setting.
[5048] 140424.195138.5761: ClientSetup: DNS failed to resolve server's host name, needs set DNS
[5048] 140424.195138.5761: ClientSetup: Trying to set DNS setting.
[5048] 140424.195138.5761: ClientSetup: Configure DNS settings on local NIC
[5048] 140424.195139.8261: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.75.75', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3684] 140424.195140.7775: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.76.76', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[5048] 140424.195141.0431: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.75.75', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[5048] 140424.195142.2462: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.75.75', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3356] 140424.195150.8400: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::1', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3684] 140424.195150.8400: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.76.76', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[308] 140424.195150.8400: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::2', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3684] 140424.195151.9963: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.76.76', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3356] 140424.195202.8400: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::1', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[308] 140424.195202.8400: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::2', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3356] 140424.195214.8400: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::1', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[308] 140424.195214.8400: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::2', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[5048] 140424.195216.1213: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.75.75', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[1044] 140424.195216.9807: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.76.76', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[5048] 140424.195217.3400: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.75.75', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[1044] 140424.195218.1213: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.76.76', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[5048] 140424.195218.5432: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.75.75', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[1044] 140424.195219.2619: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.76.76', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[308] 140424.195226.8723: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::2', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3356] 140424.195226.8723: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::1', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3356] 140424.195239.2483: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::1', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[308] 140424.195239.2483: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::2', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3356] 140424.195251.2483: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::1', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[308] 140424.195251.2483: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::2', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3912] 140424.195253.3733: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.76.76', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3912] 140424.195254.5296: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.76.76', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3912] 140424.195255.6702: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.76.76', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[5048] 140424.195301.3265: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.75.75', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[5048] 140424.195302.5608: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.75.75', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3356] 140424.195303.2796: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::1', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[308] 140424.195303.2796: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::2', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[5048] 140424.195312.6077: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_TCP (0x00000010)', serverIP = '75.75.75.75', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3356] 140424.195315.2796: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::1', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[308] 140424.195315.2796: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::2', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[308] 140424.195327.2796: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::2', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[3356] 140424.195327.2796: PInvoke: DnsValidateServerStatus(out serverStatus = 'DNS_VALSVR_ERROR_NO_RESPONSE (0x00000004)', serverIP = '2001:558:feed::1', queryName = '') returns 'DNS_ERROR_RCODE_NO_ERROR (0x00000000)'
[5048] 140424.195327.2796: ClientSetup: Could not successfully set the DNS of any client NIC
[5048] 140424.195327.2796: ClientSetup: Failed to set Local Nic Dns address as the Server IP.
[5048] 140424.195327.2796: ClientSetup: NetGetJoinInformation (server = [], ...)
[5048] 140424.195327.2796: ClientSetup: Running Join Domain
[5048] 140424.195327.2796: ClientSetup: Disconnect any share to the server.
[5048] 140424.195327.2796: ClientSetup: NetUseEnum (UncServerName = [] )
[5048] 140424.195327.2796: ClientSetup: NetUseEnum (UncServerName = [] )
[5048] 140424.195327.2796: ClientSetup: Trying to clear dns cache.
[5048] 140424.195327.2796: ClientSetup: ComputerMgmt.FlushDnsCache starts
[5048] 140424.195327.2796: ClientSetup: ProcessHelper.StartProcessWithRedirectOutput() Executing "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ipconfig.exe" /flushdns
[3356] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[3356] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Windows IP Configuration
[3356] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[3356] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.
[3356] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[3356] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: Standard Error:
[5048] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: The exit code of the process (C:\WINDOWS\system32\ipconfig.exe) is: 0
[5048] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: Calling SetPrimaryDnsSuffix.
[5048] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: SetPrimaryDnsSuffix (WORKGROUP.local)
[5048] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: SetComputerNameEx (WORKGROUP.local)
[5048] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: Update tcpip Domain parameter with WORKGROUP.local
[5048] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: Calling join domain [WORKGROUP.local] with domain user [WORKGROUP.local\Rickschultz] credential.
[5048] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: Joining local machine to domain WORKGROUP.local
[5048] 140424.195327.2952: ClientSetup: NetJoinDomain( , WORKGROUP.local, , WORKGROUP.local\Rickschultz, *, NetSetupJoinDomain, NetSetupAcctCreate, NetSetupAcctDelete, NetSetupDomainJoinIfJoined, NetSetupDeferSpnSet)
[5048] 140424.195327.3421: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195328.3734: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195329.4202: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195330.4671: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195331.4984: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195332.5609: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195333.6234: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195334.6702: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195335.7171: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195336.7796: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195336.7796: ClientSetup: Join domain fails on the first time, exception: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (0x80004005): The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.ClientSetup.NativeMethods.NativeMethodRetryWrapper(NativeMethodInvoker nmi, UInt32 numTries, TimeSpan timeToWaitBetweenRetries, String descriptionForLog, UInt32[] retryableErrorCodes)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.ClientSetup.NativeMethods.NetJoinDomain(String server, String domain, String destinationOuPath, String user, SecureString password, JoinDomainOptions joinOptions)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.ClientSetup.ComputerMgmt.JoinDomain(String domainName, String domainUserName, SecureString domainUserPass, String machineAccountOU)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.ClientSetup.ClientDeploy.JoinDomainTask.Run(WizData data)
[5048] 140424.195336.7796: ClientSetup: Rerun JoinDomain after restarting dns client service.
[5048] 140424.195336.7796: ClientSetup: Ensuring that ServiceName=dnscache is stopped
[5048] 140424.195336.7796: ClientSetup: Ensuring that ServiceName=dnscache is Running
[5048] 140424.195336.7952: ClientSetup: Joining local machine to domain WORKGROUP.local
[5048] 140424.195336.7952: ClientSetup: NetJoinDomain( , WORKGROUP.local, , WORKGROUP.local\Rickschultz, *, NetSetupJoinDomain, NetSetupAcctCreate, NetSetupAcctDelete, NetSetupDomainJoinIfJoined, NetSetupDeferSpnSet)
[5048] 140424.195338.8577: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195341.8890: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195342.9515: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195343.9828: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195345.0140: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195346.0609: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195347.1234: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195348.1703: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195349.2015: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195350.2484: ClientSetup: nativeNetJoinDomain returned ErrCode=1355
[5048] 140424.195350.2484: ClientSetup: JoinDomain failed: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (0x80004005): The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.ClientSetup.NativeMethods.NativeMethodRetryWrapper(NativeMethodInvoker nmi, UInt32 numTries, TimeSpan timeToWaitBetweenRetries, String descriptionForLog, UInt32[] retryableErrorCodes)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.ClientSetup.NativeMethods.NetJoinDomain(String server, String domain, String destinationOuPath, String user, SecureString password, JoinDomainOptions joinOptions)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.ClientSetup.ComputerMgmt.JoinDomain(String domainName, String domainUserName, SecureString domainUserPass, String machineAccountOU)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.ClientSetup.ClientDeploy.JoinDomainTask.Run(WizData data)
[5048] 140424.195350.2484: ClientSetup: ProcessHelper.StartProcessWithRedirectOutput() Executing "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ipconfig.exe"  /all
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Windows IP Configuration
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Asus
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : WORKGROUP.local
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : WORKGROUP.local
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:                                        hsd1.mn.comcast.net.
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Ethernet adapter Ethernet:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : hsd1.mn.comcast.net.
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-FC-4C-99-10
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2601:2:4480:3fc:4c96:9a22:7c44:7897(Preferred)
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2601:2:4480:3fc:c809:e958:de28:dd91(Preferred)
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4c96:9a22:7c44:7897%3(Preferred)
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.38(Preferred)
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, April 24, 2014 4:25:05 PM
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 1, 2014 4:25:08 PM
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::c:0:0:0%3
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:                                        10.0.0.1
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 251665404
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-21-03-2F-00-1B-FC-4C-99-10
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:558:feed::2
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:                                        2001:558:feed::1
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:                                        75.75.76.76
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:                                        75.75.75.75
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Tunnel adapter isatap.hsd1.mn.comcast.net.:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : hsd1.mn.comcast.net.
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:6ab8:2cec:2b4a:e77c:572d(Preferred)
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2cec:2b4a:e77c:572d%5(Preferred)
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 117440512
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-21-03-2F-00-1B-FC-4C-99-10
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: Standard Error:
[5048] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: The exit code of the process (C:\WINDOWS\system32\ipconfig.exe) is: 0
[5048] 140424.195350.2796: ClientSetup: ProcessHelper.StartProcessWithRedirectOutput() Executing "C:\WINDOWS\system32\route.exe"  print
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: ===========================================================================
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Interface List
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   3...00 1b fc 4c 99 10 ......NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   1...........................Software Loopback Interface 1
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   4...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   5...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: ===========================================================================
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: IPv4 Route Table
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: ===========================================================================
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Active Routes:
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Network Destination        Netmask          Gateway       Interface  Metric
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:           0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0         10.0.0.1        10.0.0.38     20
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:          10.0.0.0    255.255.255.0         On-link         10.0.0.38    276
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:         10.0.0.38  255.255.255.255         On-link         10.0.0.38    276
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:        10.0.0.255  255.255.255.255         On-link         10.0.0.38    276
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:         127.0.0.0        255.0.0.0         On-link         127.0.0.1    306
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:         127.0.0.1  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    306
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   127.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    306
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:         224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link         127.0.0.1    306
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:         224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link         10.0.0.38    276
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    306
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link         10.0.0.38    276
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: ===========================================================================
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Persistent Routes:
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   None
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: IPv6 Route Table
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: ===========================================================================
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Active Routes:
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:  If Metric Network Destination      Gateway
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   3    276 ::/0                     fe80::c:0:0:0
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   1    306 ::1/128                  On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   5    306 2001::/32                On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   5    306 2001:0:9d38:6ab8:2cec:2b4a:e77c:572d/128
[5048] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: The exit code of the process (C:\WINDOWS\system32\route.exe) is: 0
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:                                     On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   3    276 2601:2:4480:3fc::/64     On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   3    276 2601:2:4480:3fc:4c96:9a22:7c44:7897/128
[5048] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: ProcessHelper.StartProcessWithRedirectOutput() Executing "C:\WINDOWS\system32\nslookup.exe" MEDIASERVER
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:                                     On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   3    276 2601:2:4480:3fc:c809:e958:de28:dd91/128
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:                                     On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   3    276 fe80::/64                On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   5    306 fe80::/64                On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   5    306 fe80::2cec:2b4a:e77c:572d/128
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:                                     On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   3    276 fe80::4c96:9a22:7c44:7897/128
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:                                     On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   1    306 ff00::/8                 On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   3    276 ff00::/8                 On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   5    306 ff00::/8                 On-link
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: ===========================================================================
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Persistent Routes:
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:   None
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195350.3109: ClientSetup: Standard Error:
[1144] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Error: *** Request to UnKnown timed-out
[2372] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: DNS request timed out.
[1144] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Error:
[2372] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:     timeout was 2 seconds.
[2372] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Server:  UnKnown
[2372] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: Address:  2001:558:feed::2
[2372] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[2372] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: DNS request timed out.
[2372] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:     timeout was 2 seconds.
[2372] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput: DNS request timed out.
[2372] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:     timeout was 2 seconds.
[2372] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Ouptput:
[1144] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Standard Error:
[5048] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: The exit code of the process (C:\WINDOWS\system32\nslookup.exe) is: 0
[5048] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Set CD Fail reason 11 for SQM in ClientDeployment.exe
[5048] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: RecordClientDeploymentFailReason: Save registry failed in ClientDeployment.exe : System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Cannot write to the registry key.
   at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.EnsureWriteable()
   at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.CreateSubKeyInternal(String subkey, RegistryKeyPermissionCheck permissionCheck, Object registrySecurityObj, RegistryOptions registryOptions)
   at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.CreateSubKey(String subkey, RegistryKeyPermissionCheck permissionCheck)
   at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.ClientSetup.ClientDeploy.Helper.RecordClientDeploymentFailReason(UInt32 failReason)
[5048] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Exiting JoinDomainTask.Run
[5048] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Task with Id=ClientDeploy.JoinDomain has TaskStatus=Failed
[5048] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Task with Id=ClientDeploy.JoinDomain has RebootStatus=NoReboot
[5048] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Task with Id=ClientDeploy.JoinDomain still failed in the 2nd iteration
[5048] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: Exting ConnectorWizardForm.RunTasks
[3864] 140424.195356.3421: ClientSetup: JoinNetwork Tasks returned TaskStatus=Failed

Rick

Thanks, Mark

Currently on SBS 2003 and just migrated all email to office 365 a month ago (new office 365 account).  Next step was the new server...  Setup using Windows 2012 Essentials R2 and got it running last night however I can't get it to Integrate with Office 365.  I get "unknown error, make sure you're connected to the internet..."  I haven't added users to the server yet as I figured you could just import them from Office 365??  I've also checked our Sharepoint Sites (per Susan Bradley) and the Titles were populated (by the way Office 365 should be setup using English...) so I'm stuck.  Any suggestions!?

Edit: I just tried setting up a new Office 365 account and I'm getting the same error trying to connect to that one??  Internet is just fine on that machine as it just did a ton of updates.

This started within the last 3 days for some reason - my WSE 2012 connector is showing a warning. In Alert Viewer I get a message from the server (Windows Server 2012 Essentials) that the server has a "Computer monitoring error" and that it can only partially assess the health of this computer.

The failing component is listed as: MicrosoftBase!CheckSBSbeforeUpgradeLocalUsersLimit

That's all I get. It provides no tips on how to resolve the error. Googling the error pulls up nothing. I've also tried remoting into the server, but the Dashboard isn't showing any issues on that end.

The error seems to imply hitting some sort of limit, but I'm nowhere near the 25 client limit. I also only have 2 local user accounts on the server so there should be no limit there as well.

Not sure if this is Win 8.2 related because I did the update on the client PC as soon as it was available and it was a few days later before I started seeing this error. All clients and the WSE2012 have all of the latest updates applied (via Windows Update, at least - no hotfixes that I know of are installed).

I'm not sure if this is an issue with my server or on the client...? The error makes it appear to be a server issue, but it's not appearing when I'm on the server machine...?

Any help would be greatly apprecited.

The Server Essentials 2012 client backup system is driving our customer nuts when they turn their workstations on in the morning.

I have disabled backup settings from each Device under the Dashboard on the server, and have also disabled the "Windows Server Essentials Computer Backup Service" service.

Can someone please help?!

I've just rebuilt a home server with Essentials 2012 r2. My two Win8 clients have connected fine, however a Win7 laptop fails to connect.

I get an error from the client connector saying "Server not available"

Looking at the logs on the failed client shows a few errors:

Dear Sir,

Here I am installing Ansys 13 Software on windows server 2012 r2 x64 bit.  I have got to install Prerequisites before I start installation of Ansys 13.

These Prerequisites are.........MS.NET Framework 2.0 SP2 Patch

                                              MS.NET Framework 3.0 SP2 Patch

                                              MS.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Patch not getting installed.

If these Prerequistes are not installed, then ansys is not going to be installed. 

Could you kindly give me solution for this Error.. It would be very helpfull for me.

Thanking you Sir,

Kind Regards,

Basavaraj From India.

Hello,

Can a Windows 8.1 computer be connected to Windows Server 2012 Essentials 'R1', in the 'Get Connected in Windows Server Essentials' article on Technet (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj713510.aspx). Windows 8.1 is listed as a compatible client OS for "Windows Server 2012R2 Essentials" but it's not listed as supported operating system under "Windows Server 2012 Essentials". Does this mean that that Windows 8.1 is completely incompatible with the first version of Windows Server 2012 Essentials?

Thanks in advance.

I am having multiple issues with attempting to add a new server to our network.

The new server is running Windows Server 2012 Essentials.

It is going to replace a server running Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard.

This is a small business with fewer than 12 workstations. I have the new server set up to email a Health Report to me daily.

1. The old and new servers were having replication issues daily - I was getting messages to the effect that one was waiting for the other to respond while the other was not responding. However, I have not seen those error messages in my Health Reports in the last few days.

2. I setup a network share on one workstation pointing to the Company folder on the new server. However, the first time the user clicks on the shortcut t open this network share, they receive the following error message: "An error occurred while reconnecting Z: to (shared folder) Microsoft Windows Network: The local device name is already in use. This connection has not been restored."

3. Another workstation displayed the following when attempting to map a network drive: "...not set up to accept connections on port "The File and printer sharing (SMB)". Researching this error, I followed the recommendations found athttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684. I also turned off the autodisconnect feature of the Server service by runningnet config server /autodisconnect:-1 at the command prompt on the new server. No joy.

4. In Windows Explorer on yet another workstation, clicking on the name of the new server under "Network" returns the following error code:Error code 0x80070035 The network path was not found. Waiting a few minutes allows me to then see the shared folder on the new server on that workstation, but there seems to be a delayed reaction of several seconds before I can view the shared folder on that workstation.

These issues need to be resolved as soon as possible so that the new server may go into full use and the old server may be retired.

I am using windows server 2012 r2 essential, and already enabled the remote web access. 

I already installer SSL certification. But i don't know if i can in any way to add a my default website of Microsoft IIS. my certification site seal script that i'm using.

http://www.geotrust.com/support/anti-malware-scan/agreement/installation-instructions/

Hi

I want to have users logging on to any client machine on a domain and have there profile follow them, I am unsure whether I need to set up the Profile path on the user accounts to create a roaming profile or should I use Folder redirection that is available to set up in Windows Server 2012 Essentials dashboard?  I see that I can redirect the appdata folder so I assume that will give me the same result as  a roaming profile?

What if I don't need Offline files? Should I ignore Folder Redirection and just set up Roaming Profiles?

Also Why does a Users Share get set up automatically when using Essentials experience role?  Especially If Folder Redirection is used?

Also If I did set up users using Folder Redirection would they still be able to remotely access there Documents using Remote Web Access?

Can anyone offer any advice?

Thanks

JK MCP

Can I install WSUS alongside Windows Essentials Experience Role without killing IIS & Remote web access?

I have recently installed Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2, but I want to use WSUS on the same server.  Is this possible, if so how?  Last time I tried this I lost my Remote Web Access.

Thanks

JK MCP

I have a 32-bit Server 2003 SBS and am installing a new 2012 server Essentials in its place.

I have tried to follow the migration guide, but it ask me to run the migration tool on the source server. The tool is not on the install disk. There is no "support/tools" folder on the disk. Attempts to find one have not yeilded anything.

The source does not use exchange or handle any email, just some applications and data files.

I am tempted to perform a clean install and start over with the workstations on the new domain.

Any thoughts or help?

Hi,

We have two servers on different hardware that are installed with Windows 2012 and are running Windows server 2012 essentials virtual machine.  For the past couple of months, we are experiencing multiple BSOD regularly.  The dumps showed "DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE"  pointing to ntkrnlmp.exe. We have already tried disabling the anti-virus but it is still showing BSOD

ntkrnlmp.exe(nt!KeBugCheckEx+0x0)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x3, 0xFFFFFA8300CF7060, 0xFFFFF803960787F0, 0xFFFFFA830C7CF810)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.

Hi all, I'm having a few issues; we've just moved into a serviced office and I'm trying to set up a new Windows 2012 R2 Essentials server (1 DC with AD, DNS and DHCP services).  I've installed all the services and am trying to configure DHCP.

The company which runs the office have advised me that they have switched off DHCP at the router/modem level, and have provided the following details:

• Default Gateway is 10.182.212.193
• Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.240
• IP range is 10.182.212.194-206

After installing DHCP services, I have completed the following steps:

1. View Network Connections
2. Select Properties of Ethernet connection (yes, it's plugged in, etc)
3. View Properties for IPv4
4. Set the IP address to 10.182.212.194
5. Set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.240
6. Set the Default Gateway to 10.182.212.193
7. Set the Preferred DNS Server to 10.182.212.194
8. Set the Secondary DNS Server to 10.182.212.193

However, the issue is that I cannot connect to the Internet.  I can ping to 10.182.212.193 fine, but I can't ping to any Internet address.

Any idea at all as to where I'm going wrong?  Thanks!

I cannot see the list of computers in dashboard. How can I import the computers displays in active directory users and computers