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    I installed WHS 2011 and could *not* get the connector software to complete.  I got the unexpected error on every computer I tried. 

    I tried messing w/DNS, static IPs and a whole host of other things.

    MY problem was that I changed the workgroup of the server to the name of my home network.  Apparently that messes with the security certificate of the server and causes the connector software to fail. 

    ***disclaimer*** It's possible that something else went wrong during install and the workgroup has nothing to do with the issue I had. 

    I reinstalled, exactly as I had before, and the connector software executed correctly the first time.

     

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    • Changed type Ken Warren Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:09 AM Not a question...
    • Moved by Ken Warren Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:10 AM WHS 2011 question (From:Windows Home Server Software)
    Friday, January 13, 2012 4:29 AM

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    Changing the workgroup post-install is known to cause issues.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:10 AM