DNS Issue

Here is a strange problem. I created a stand alone windows
2003 server. Everything is fine, but if i specify a IP
address and a DNS. I can ping other devices but cannot
resolve anything. I cannot even ping the DNS server..yet,
if i set it all to use my DHCP, all is fine and I can
resolve pages and ping my DNS server.

So why is it that if i specify it, I cannot get any DNS?
Obviously my services and cabling is working fine, cause
it works on DHCP. Any suggestions..

Also, anytime i make a change to my IP settings, i get a
Microsoft TCP/IP box saying:

Warning- Multiple default gateways are installed to
provide redundancy to a single nework. They will not
function properly when the gateways are on two seperate,
disjoint networks.

DO you wan to save yes or no.

I can only see 1 gateway installed..no clue where it
thinks i have others./..

Well, I resolved that error, my bad, but it had nothing to
do with the issue. Seems like it works only on DHCP, if i
am static, I can ping internal devices, but not the DNS or
browse the net. Anyone? Ive been looking all day on the
net.

FN,

Please tell me you mean IIS and not ISS?? First off..if
not, what the hell is ISS? Internet security service?
I've never heard of the term..can you give me a tad more
details..ive tried another new installation, this time a
different cd thinking maybe i had a bad cd..still no
luck..just for shits and giggles..im gonna try and
installed 2000 advanced server..to see weihter its
hardware or software...i still think its software.

ANyone else??

UPDATE:

Here is what I have done. I installed windows 2000 server,
still the same issue. Now the server has 2 onboard NICS,
ive disabled both and added a PCI nic. Same thing. SO now
I am blowing it away for the 5th time, installing back
2003 but this time, I will not use the Dell server
assitant CD and see what Happens. Ive talked to my
firewall manufacturer and they said all is fine, which i
already knew. Next I guess is to talk with DELL after all
the troubleshooting ive done.

ANyone have ideas? Again, DHCP works perfect..Static IP, i
can only ping other IP's, cannot resolve a DNS.

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE RIGHT..DO IT YOURSELF!!

So yesterday I called the firewall manufacturer..asked
them to log into my firewall, run some queries and check
things out..they then said..all looks good..So I called
dell, told them i wanted a new motherboard, they sent it
and I dropped it in. Still didnt work...about 2 days ago,
I asked a tech to try a static IP on his workstation
instead of DHCP, he said it worked..so i never though
about it again..anyways, I took my laptop, plugged it into
the same cable..didnt work..so i was like..this is serious
now..unplugged a printer, tried that port..same
thing..then tried my system, changed to static from
DHCP..didnt work..So now I knew it was bigger than the box
itself..If my co-worker said he tried it 2 days ago..he
lied and basically i trusted him, skipped that part of the
puzzle..but i wasted 2 days on this because of a simple
fix..restarted the firewall..all is good now..so a lesson
learned here...never take anyones word for it..do it
yourself because its the only way it will get done..
Thanks to who helped...