Unable to Ping External NIC

I have a Windows 2003 server with 2 NIC's, Internal & External. The
External NIC is connect to a Cisco PIX 515E and then to a dlink router. The
internal is connect to the local LAN.

I am able to go out to the internet with no problems and VPN and connect to
other sites, but I cannot get access to the external NIC. I can connect to
the cisco PIX and be granted access to the External NIC's network without
any problems

I setup a HUB in between the cisco PIX and the NIC and placed my laptop on
the network. I can ping the Cisco but not the External NIC, which would
explain why I am unable to get onto the server. I rebooted the server and
left a ping running on the external NIC which start to receive packets back.
Once the sign is displayed, the ping stops receiving and ttimeout occurs.

I am unable to trace what this problem is. I would be most grateful if
anyone can shed any light as to what it may be. Below is a ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : myserver
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : me.myserver.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : me.myserver.local
myserver.local

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection (External):
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI
(3C980C-TXM)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-03-33-0D-D4
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25.2
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection (Internal):
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-22-0A-B8-8C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3

I am not sure this issue, but since you have two NICs on the server, have you enable the NAT? If yes, check the NAT settings or filter.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Deano" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
I have a Windows 2003 server with 2 NIC's, Internal & External. The
External NIC is connect to a Cisco PIX 515E and then to a dlink router. The
internal is connect to the local LAN.

I am able to go out to the internet with no problems and VPN and connect to
other sites, but I cannot get access to the external NIC. I can connect to
the cisco PIX and be granted access to the External NIC's network without
any problems

I setup a HUB in between the cisco PIX and the NIC and placed my laptop on
the network. I can ping the Cisco but not the External NIC, which would
explain why I am unable to get onto the server. I rebooted the server and
left a ping running on the external NIC which start to receive packets back.
Once the sign is displayed, the ping stops receiving and ttimeout occurs.

I am unable to trace what this problem is. I would be most grateful if
anyone can shed any light as to what it may be. Below is a ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : myserver
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : me.myserver.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : me.myserver.local
myserver.local

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection (External):
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI
(3C980C-TXM)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-03-33-0D-D4
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25.2
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection (Internal):
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-22-0A-B8-8C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3

You enabled RIP?

"Deano" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
>I have a Windows 2003 server with 2 NIC's, Internal & External. The
>External NIC is connect to a Cisco PIX 515E and then to a dlink router.
>The internal is connect to the local LAN.
>
> I am able to go out to the internet with no problems and VPN and connect
> to other sites, but I cannot get access to the external NIC. I can
> connect to the cisco PIX and be granted access to the External NIC's
> network without any problems
>
> I setup a HUB in between the cisco PIX and the NIC and placed my laptop on
> the network. I can ping the Cisco but not the External NIC, which would
> explain why I am unable to get onto the server. I rebooted the server and
> left a ping running on the external NIC which start to receive packets
> back. Once the sign is displayed, the ping stops receiving and ttimeout
> occurs.
>
> I am unable to trace what this problem is. I would be most grateful if
> anyone can shed any light as to what it may be. Below is a ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : myserver
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : me.myserver.local
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : me.myserver.local
> myserver.local
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection (External):
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI
> (3C980C-TXM)
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-03-33-0D-D4
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25.3
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25.2
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection (Internal):
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
> Connection
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-22-0A-B8-8C
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3
>

It looks like you have Windows firewall turn on the external NIC.
Windows firewall is block ICMP incoming echo request.

Deano wrote:
> I have a Windows 2003 server with 2 NIC's, Internal & External. The
> External NIC is connect to a Cisco PIX 515E and then to a dlink router. The
> internal is connect to the local LAN.
>
> I am able to go out to the internet with no problems and VPN and connect to
> other sites, but I cannot get access to the external NIC. I can connect to
> the cisco PIX and be granted access to the External NIC's network without
> any problems
>
> I setup a HUB in between the cisco PIX and the NIC and placed my laptop on
> the network. I can ping the Cisco but not the External NIC, which would
> explain why I am unable to get onto the server. I rebooted the server and
> left a ping running on the external NIC which start to receive packets back.
> Once the sign is displayed, the ping stops receiving and ttimeout occurs.
>
> I am unable to trace what this problem is. I would be most grateful if
> anyone can shed any light as to what it may be. Below is a ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : myserver
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : me.myserver.local
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : me.myserver.local
> myserver.local
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection (External):
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI
> (3C980C-TXM)
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-03-33-0D-D4
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25.3
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.25.2
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection (Internal):
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
> Connection
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-22-0A-B8-8C
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.20.3
>
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