Re: Router or no router, or 1 nic, 2 nic

"Bottle" <brucef@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> When we originally set up SBS 2003, we where using 1 nic for the server
> using a VPN pass through on our Linksys wrt55ag router for VPN. Then
> plugging the cable modem into the internet rj45 port on the router.
> After numerous problems getting the vpn to work, we finally figured out
> that the vpn pass-through on the router was not functioning (Linksys is
> sending us a replacement router). In the meantime we added another nic
> card to the server dedicating one of the nics as internal and one
> external. My question to you folks is this; Which is a better
> scenario, using the modem as a firewall as in the 1 nic scenario, or 2
> plugging the external nic directly into the modem forcing the SBS 2003
> server to act as its own firewall. Comments? Suggestions?

First off good luck getting PPTP to ever pass thru a Linksys router using
Linksys firmware. I've not had one model work using their firmware and have
had to load thrid party firmware each time.

My preferred setup:

ISP<--><DSL/RR modem><--><cheap router>--<SBS Wan side NIC>--<SBS
Firewall>--<SBS Lan side NIC>--<LAN>

I pass only the ports I want open from the router to SBS thus SBS never even
gets a chance to hear all the other crap coming in from people plugging
their Win98 boxes directly into their RR modem and blasting Windows file and
Printer sharing calls (ok I'm ranting, back to the subject), I then setup
SBS Firewall for what I'm going to allow or not allow including VPN if
needed but we rarely use VPN anymore with RPC and OWA/OMA.


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