Re: Is this a simple question with a simple answer?

From: Robert L [MS-MVP] (noreply_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/14/04 

Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:44:37 -0600

I don't any reasons you need two DHCPs. Also, if you have a firewall, you
don't need RRAS either. what you may need to do is open the ports 25 and
110. 

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"VMMSCERTPRO" <VMMSCERTPRO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:80293103-D5F9-4A8F-8E4C-B55A82AC30E7@microsoft.com...
> Hello, I want to say thank you in advance to anyone who can put me in the
> right direction with this. I am in a bit of a mess and pretty much lost :(
>
> Situation: Currently at the office I work for I am running a win 2000 
> sever
> with 20+ clients behind a linksys firewall (cable connection). I have 
> DHCP,
> DNS & AD all running at default settings and I am manually entering the
> router numbers to the stations that are allowed internet access. 
> Everything
> is running fine ie: printers, shares, etc.
>
> Problem: My office has decided it wants to run it's own Email server, so 
> in
> preparation I had them purchsase a new server which will also run Win 2000
> server and Win Exchange 2000, as well as picking up a new Symantec 
> firewall
> appliance. I was under the impression that all I would need to do, is run
> DHCP from the firewall to 1nic on the email server, then run DHCP on the 
> file
> server to the 2nd nic on the email server, and run RRAS on the email 
> server
> to connect the intranet to the internet. And that's where I'm lost. Can
> anyone suggest a clear & simple resource or outline the basics as to how 
> to
> set up this kind of a network? I am about to give up :(
>
> Thank you in advance again to any help,
> Victor

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