Re: DNS server setup questions

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"Herb Martin" wrote:


"Sally Mathews" <SallyMathews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It is not configurable, and for our purpose, i would call it a hub. the
box
says switch but it can't be programmed and wasn't high cost.

I really want to smack the idiot "Marketers" who started advertising
multi-speed Hubs as switches. The only switching they do is at PLUG
IN (or enabling of the network from that port) when they 'switch' the
computer to either the 10 or the 100 or 1000 Mbps 'side' of the bridge
in these things.

This is NOT "dynamic switching" which is what network engineers mean
when they talk about a switch.

Unfortunately these labels on boxes have confused a LOT of people new
to networking.

Ok, I think we can eliminate this as a router. You will use the same
subnets
on all ports of this HUB. Or more formally and accurately::

10/100 Mbps Multi-port repeater


I haven't set any specific ports on any switch or router with the
exception
of opening up for Symantec Antivirus Corporate 10.2

If you only have ONE "Internal Router" then adding routes is unnecessary.

Technically you need manual (or dynamic) routes when you have more then
TWO ROUTERS (in a linear configuration) but the ISP's router counts as
one of these, thus the internal rule is 2 or more.

I call this the "router in the middle" problem. With 3 routers, one is in
the
middle, so that MIDDLE router needs dynamic routes -- doesn't seem to
be your issue though. (FYI: With more than 3 routers, several can be
"in the middle".)

Sure. Remote from where though to be specific?

You don't need but one NIC for most anything you would need to do
except route (or maybe for cluster service management but even that
is optional.)

Generally Windows machines don't deal well with two network inferfaces
on the same "broadcast domain" due to NetBIOS name problems.

And there is little if any advantages.

I wish I could have talked to you a long time ago. The others I have
talked
to have suggested that I need 2 nics in order to come into my server
remotely
to troubleshoot my workstations (or server). I could use PC Anywhere with
one NIC, but that doesn't help me out much with my workstations.

Windows Server had Remote Desktop (or they call it Terminal Server "admin
mode" for Win2000) so even PCAnywhere isn't needed but PCAnywhere works
just fine with a single NIC.

PCAnywhere also isn't needed for WinXP (RDP is included) but for Win2000
PCAnywhere, VNC, or something similar is useful. None of these requires an
extra NIC.

What is typically the problem when these program (PCA, RDP, VNC, even
telnet) don't work is that the local XP-firewall or an add-on firewall is
blocking
the ports on the target machine.

Do you have a canned example on how I would do this with 1 nic. I really
would like to keep this setup as simple as possible.

Sure, you just enable or install one of these service (RDP is included so
merely
enabled it, VNC and PCAnywhere are add-ons), check that the firewall for
their port(s) is open, and then just connect to the main IP or using the DNS
or
NetBIOS name.

For RDP the port is 3389 by default. I would have to lookup the PCAnywhere
or VNC ports but they are trivial to find.

If not, why does it have 2-NICs?

You have between 1 and 3+ subnets based on the unspecified number of
routers present above.

*Switch when used out of context is a very imprecise term. Router and
bridge have very precise meanings in almost all cases.


Herb, I really do appreciate your patience and assistance!

You are welcome. We like helping.



Herb,

If I eliminate one of the NICs how should I set the IP Scheme for that NIC?
Do I actually give the server itself my static IP from my ISP rather than my
router?

Are you suggesting that my server is actually my router and I can get rid of
the router that comes off of the DSL Modem? That router is also my firewall
with NAT (if I understand correctly)

I am going to go through this weekend and join all the rest of the
workstations to the domain (per our previous conversation), but want to make
sure I have the server set correctly first.

Not sure if you will respond after hours or out of the normal week day but
this network is a side thing I am doing and it is a learn as you go project
for a non profit organization I am helping.

Sally


And if this is all true above then how about a firewall?



--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
(phone on web site)



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