Internet Connection Issue and Screen Timeout Issue Resolved on Windows Server 25
In this video, I ran into an issue were the Window Server network wouldn't connect to the internet and the server was timing out every 15 seconds.
Network Issue
I used the built-in network troubleshooting in windows, but the troubleshooting failed. I confirmed that the IP address, Subnet, Gateway, and DNS server were correct with no typos. After confirming the network addresses and subnet was correct, I opened terminal or command prompt to check if I could ping Google (8.8.8.8), but it was unreachable. I tried to ping the router and it was also unreachable. I pinged the DNS server and I was able to connect to the server.
I double check server manager to confirm that I didn't change a policy that blocked internet access from the Domain. After searching through all the policies, there was no policy that was causing this internet issue. The next task was to run 'ipconfig /flushdns' in command prompt or terminal. In the terminal, I ran:
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
After running these commands, I was able to resolve my network issue. I tested the network connection by running a 'ping' and 'tracert' to Google. And I pinged the router to confirm that the server is reaching the router. Both pings and tracert were successful with no issues.
Screen Timeout issue
1.) On the server manager dashboard, click 'Manage' and selected 'Local Security Policy' in the drop down list.
2.) Under Security Settings, go to 'Local Policies'.
3.) Next, go to 'Security Options'.
4.) In the 'Security Options' list, find 'Interactive Logon: Machine Inactivity Limit' and double click this policy.
5.) In the pop-up window, change the time in seconds to avoid having quick screen timeouts. Example. if you want 15 min timeout then you will have to multiply 15 by 60 to get the seconds.
15 * 60 = 900 seconds