Re: Two Nics really needed?

From: Merv Porter [SBS-MVP] (mwport_at_no_spam_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:47:07 -0500

Security in layers... 2 NICs are a better insurance policy. If your PIX is
breached, your entire LAN is exposed. If you implemented SBS 2000 with 2
NICs, you could have ISA running in "integrated (firewall) mode" on the
server. This gives you the PIX as the first line of defense and ISA on the
external NIC as a second line of defense. Of course, there's a learning
curve with ISA and the complexity of administering your network is
marginally increased. But it all comes down to risk assessment. 

-- 
Merv  Porter  [SBS MVP]
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"SBSuser" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0b6301c4ef55$7d385940$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have the following scenario:
> T-1 Router - Cisco PIX firewall - Switch - Server and
> Workstations
> The PIX, server and WS's connect to the Switch.
>
> The PIX connects EThernet 0 to Internet thru the router
> and  connects Ethernet 1(internal) to the Switch
>
> My boss insists I need to implement two Nic's on the SBS
> server. I think we do not need it.
>
> What's your opinion?
>

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