Hello,

I have a single SBS 2008 Std server setup. In the SBS Console when you click 
on the Network button and select the Computers tab there is a section that 
displays Servers. The problem is that my SBS server does not appear in this 
list. The message provided is: "Unable to query for computer..."

All other computers (desktops/laptops) appear correctly under Client 
Computers.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks,

Regan

Regan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a single SBS 2008 Std server setup. In the SBS Console when you click 
> on the Network button and select the Computers tab there is a section that 
> displays Servers. The problem is that my SBS server does not appear in this 
> list. The message provided is: "Unable to query for computer..."
>
> All other computers (desktops/laptops) appear correctly under Client 
> Computers.
>
> Does anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Regan
>   
What organizational unit is it in on the group policy console?
Did you adjust/disable the firewall on the server?

Hello Regan,

Thanks for your post and Susan's advice.

I also agree that you should check/adjust/disable the firewall on the SBS server if there is any. Also, please check if the following checklist helps:

Why is My Computer Status Not Showing Online in the SBS Console?
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/01/30/why-is-my-computer-status-not-showing-online-in-the-sbs-console.aspx

SBS 2008 unable to query computers in SBS console who are in a different site and subnet
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/SBS_Small_Business_Server/Q_24246895.html

Hope it helps.



Best regards,
Robbin Meng(MSFT)
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Hi Susan,

I've tried disabling the firewall on the server but that did not help. The 
server is in the Domain Controllers OU.

One thing I noticed while poking around is that the server belongs to the 
site Default-First-Site-Name while all of the computers do not belong to any 
site. Is this correct for a new SBS installation or was something changed 
from defaults?

Thanks!

Regan



"Susan Bradley" wrote:

> Regan wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a single SBS 2008 Std server setup. In the SBS Console when you click 
> > on the Network button and select the Computers tab there is a section that 
> > displays Servers. The problem is that my SBS server does not appear in this 
> > list. The message provided is: "Unable to query for computer..."
> >
> > All other computers (desktops/laptops) appear correctly under Client 
> > Computers.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to fix this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Regan
> >   
> What organizational unit is it in on the group policy console?
> Did you adjust/disable the firewall on the server?
> .
>