Re: Multiple Nics

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From: Doug Blanchard [MSFT] (dblanch_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:19:27 -0400

Put 1 NIC in the Exchange server and put that on the internal network.
Configure your Firewall to only allow the needed ports for inbound and
outbound (ex: 25 & 443) 

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"Dan LeBaron" <DanLeBaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:5EA7DA16-E29E-49D4-9364-4EEA43A9EFAF@microsoft.com...
>I want to configure exchange to run behind a firewall utilizing 1 to 1 nat.
> Is it best to run two nic cards ?  one for internal and one for dmz 
> address's
> or is there a better more secure enviroment. ?????

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