Re: Proper use of Wireless Cable Modem/Router w/ SBS

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From: Raphael Whitfield [MSFT] (a-chrwhi_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:12:40 GMT

When you place a router into Gateway mode, it no longer provides any real
security layers to your network. If you wireless router is not secure, it
actually poses a greater security risk as others might be able to sniff
your connection. SBS 2003 Premium contains ISA (Internet Security and
Acceleration) which can protect your network extremely well. More
documentation on what ISA server can do for you can be found at the below
website including documentation on setup and best practices. I hope this
information is helpful.

http://www.microsoft.com/isa

Raphael Whitfield,

Microsoft Corporation

 

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>From: "Sean Rector" <seanrinva_NO@SPAM_yahoo.com>
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>What I'm going to do instead is connect the private side nic to port 1 of
>the DI624, keep DHCP off on the DI624, and that should allow my server to
be
>the DHCP server for the wired and wireless workstations.
>
>I'm checking with DLink to verify whether the DI624 can be used as a simple
>gateway instead of as a router.
>
>"Jack Ping" <jack@(antispam)techexpress.ca> wrote in message
>news:0gj840pnd3dkkv1qjogut2kev9olhjug91@4ax.com...
>> It does not make sense to connect internal NIC to DI624 WAN port, the
>> server can not act as a DHCP server for the workstations behind DI624.
>>
>> Pls reference to the following drawing, working in my lab.
>>
>>
>> --------------------------
>> | Cable Modem |
>> --------------------------
>> |
>> |
>> ================
>> | Wireless Router | <---- disable DHCP
>> ================
>> | | __
>> | | | \
>> ________ | \
>> | SBS | | \
>> |_______| | \
>> | | \
>> | | \
>> *********************** \
>> | Switch/HUB | \
>> *********************** \
>> | | | | __\|
>> | | | |
>> Wired Workstations Wireless Workstaions
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 02:54:10 -0500, "Sean Rector"
>> <seanrinva_NO@SPAM_yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I'd like to not plug my server directly into the cable modem, and keep
>that
>> >extra layer of protection that the Wireless router gives me.
>> >
>> >Is it possible?
>> >
>> >Here's what I propose:
>> >
>> >Cable Modem - WAN port of DI-614+ - LAN Port to NIC1 in Server (Public)
>> >NIC2 in Server (Private) - WAN port of DI-624
>> >
>> >Turn off wireless access in DI-614+, and turn off DHCP in DI-624 -
>shouldn't
>> >the server then become the DHCP server for wired and wireless
>connections?
>> >
>> >Please CC reply to srectorNO@SPAMcompute-ease.com
>> >
>> >Thanks a bunch, guys!
>> >
>>
>
>
>

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