Re: Connecting ISA

And I want ISA to be wide open at first. I don't want it to block ANYTHING
at first. Do I need to open it up or will it be open when I get it put into
place?


"Alan Price" <AlanPrice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:505CEAC1-0C88-4515-B8E4-32C7AACAA17A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> When connecting the ISA server to the router, I think you use a
> straight-through cable. The same goes for the connection to the internal
> network.
>
> "Wayne" wrote:
>
>> Thanks Alan!
>>
>> Connecting the ISA server to the router will I need a crossover cable?
>>
>>
>>
>> "Alan Price" <AlanPrice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:9E2F1955-D43D-43DA-AC31-7980C1AB6687@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > The best practice way for an edge firewall configuration, which I
>> > assume
>> > you're using is this:
>> >
>> > One NIC, the one to the internal network, should be assigned an
>> > internal
>> > IP
>> > address, most likely a private IP. That internal NIC will connect into
>> > a
>> > switch. The second NIC, the one to the router/external network, should
>> > be
>> > directly connect to the router. Then, any switches or systems
>> > connected
>> > to
>> > the router need to be disconnected so that the only appliance connected
>> > to
>> > the router is the ISA server. Next, set the default gateway of the
>> > externally-connected NIC to the IP address of the router's interface.
>> > Then,
>> > make sure that you DO NOT set a default gateway on the internal NIC.
>> > Doing
>> > so will cause problems. The clients on your network will then need to
>> > be
>> > configured to use the default gateway IP that matches the internal IP
>> > of
>> > the
>> > ISA server. Essentially, the ISA server is becoming a new router on
>> > your
>> > network. To answer one of your specific questions, yes, one of you
>> > 65.xxx.xxx.xxx address will be assigned to the external NIC on the ISA
>> > server.
>> >
>> > I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any other
>> > questions.
>> > Also, if any other people have input, don't be shy to share it!
>> >
>> > "msnews.microsoft.com" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I don't know if this is the right group but I want to set up an ISA
>> >> server, which I have done several years ago. But I cannot remember
>> >> the
>> >> right way to have it between my router and my internal network.
>> >>
>> >> Do I connect one NIC to my switch and the other to another switch that
>> >> my
>> >> ISA and router are plugged into? And I have a serial IP for the
>> >> router
>> >> of 160.81.xxx.238 and the IP block of 65.171.xxx.97-102. I'm assuming
>> >> I
>> >> assign the external ISA NIC one of the 65. addresses. but what do I
>> >> use
>> >> as the default gateway?
>> >>
>> >> I can't believe I've forgotten all of this.
>> >>
>> >> Dazed and Confused!
>>
>>
>>


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