Re: Public and a Private network on one Win2k Server box

From: Phillip Windell (_at_.)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:25:13 -0500

Guys!
Don't use ICS!!
Before everyone goes rushing off in five directions.....here's all that has
to be done in Win2k Server. I believe they are both basically the same
article.

299801 - HOW TO: Configure a Windows 2000 Server as a Network Address
Translation Server
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q299801

310357 - HOW TO: Configure the NAT Service in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310357 

-- 
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
"mgm" <mgmombo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Oe7m38oSEHA.1508@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> p.s... the limitation of Windows os's is that they can't directly specify
> which nic will handle which application; i.e. Internet Explorer.  If I
> understood the isp tech support correctly, Linux does have this ability.
He
> stated that he has heard this prob. numerous times. He diagnosed this
issue
> right away and had me enable/disable each network to zero in on the prob.
> "DS" <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@a.d.e.l.p.h.i.a..n.e.t> wrote in message
> news:Xns94FEC6ACBDC2Eidispcom@216.65.98.77...
> > "mgm" <mgmombo@hotmail.com> wrote in
> > news:OtKIp9nSEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:
> >
> > > Is this possible and what is the best way to accomplish the following:
> > >
> > > I've attempted and run into difficulty when using 2 nics on my win2k
> > > server. I use the public network (straight from cable modem, DHCP and
> > > AutoConfig used) for my internet connection and the private network
> > > (behind a router, static IPs assigned and NetBios over TCP/IP used)
> > > for my local network. The connections were established and succeed for
> > > both when each of the networks are enabled by themselves.  Neither pub
> > > or private netwrk will stay connected while the other network is
> > > enabled. I contacted the ISP, their 2nd level support states that this
> > > is a known limitation of windows and that I should use a Linux OS for
> > > such a hardware configuration. I am more familiar with and would like
> > > to stay with the windows OS, but I don't know of any work-around for
> > > this config. TIA for any and all assistance
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I would assume the NIC connected to the cable modem would be assigned
the
> > only public IP address, so the Win2K server is acting as a router and
> doing
> > NAT ?
> >
> > Cable modem -> W2K-NIC1 -> W2K-NIC2 -> Router (WAN port ?)-> Router
E-Net
> > -> PC(s).
> >
> > What is the known limitation that they cited ? It seems like it should
> > work, although it does involve 3 subnet's counting the Internet and some
> > manual routing. Maybe not. Let me think.......
> >
> >
> > DS
> >
> >
>
>

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