Re: Connecting SBS to the internet sing 1 NIC

From: Merv Porter [SBS-MVP] (mwport_at_hotmail.com_no_spam)
Date: 02/28/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 08:08:39 -0500

I agree with Jim. I tend not to trust someone else with issues of security.
Layered levels of security make for a better night's sleep.

That said...

How to Configure a SBS for Full Time Internet Access with a Single Network
Adapter
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309633

If you have ISA installed, this configuration will leave it only running in
cache mode (not acting as a firewall, which requires 2 NICs). 

-- 
Merv  Porter  [SBS MVP]
===================================
"Vicotor" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:377f01c3fdcc$502c92c0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Still, I would like to know how to configure the setup I
> want. Can I configure the 1 NIC configuration using the
> ICW and after its done just stop the firewall service or
> do I need to do this different?
>
> Victor
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >The paranoid never trust someone else. I would run ISA
> even if someone
> >claims that the isp is taking care of security. Is the
> network so
> >private that only your account is using it? If you can
> get to the
> >internet through the adsl it is not that private. We have
> on account
> >thathas two satellite office that have a private network
> to the main
> >office but the main office has a route to the internet.
> They are
> >behind Watchguard and ISA at the main office.
> >
> >"Victor" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Hi Victor,
> >>Tanks for you reply. My primary goal is connecting our
> >>offices so the can share resources. The ADSL network is
> a
> >>private network so there is no need to use the ISA
> >>firewall. Connection to the internet and security is
> >>handled by the ADSL provider. I want to use reserved
> >>(static) IP addresses for the use of remote support of
> >>network clients.
> >>
> >>Victor
> >>
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>
> >>>"Victor" <v.deroos@cable.a2000.nl> wrote in message
> >>>news:34b301c3fd4e$c94a6c00$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>>
> >>>> I have to connect my SBS to a business ADSL network
> >>(Cisco
> >>>> Router) using a single NIC. There used to be a
> article
> >>on
> >>>> the de smallbizserver.net site but it is no longer
> >>there.
> >>>> Any sugestions how to go about this? And what would be
> >>>> best practice using ISA (proxy) or not?
> >>>
> >>>Just curious, why not use 2 NICS?
> >>>SBS and ISA really want to connect to the internet
> using
> >>2 NIC's
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I want static IP adresses for my clients but I want my
> >>>> clients to get al there IP information (DNS/gateway)
> >>when
> >>>> the boot, how should I configure DHCP?
> >>>
> >>>If you are going to set all those static IP's wouldn't
> it
> >>be just as easy to
> >>>set the DNS & Gateway at the same time?
> >>>
> >>>SBS is happiest using DHCP for clients so I don't fight
> >>the system on that.
> >>>
> >>>Victor (the other one)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>.
> >>>
> >
> >Jim B. SBS  MVP
> >remove the mvp to send email
> >.
> >

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