Re: Massivly slow internet connection

When only using 1 nic in the server, you want to make sure you have a proper
hardware firewall. That 510 is just a simple NAT router, nothing more. Use 2
nics with this setup. Post the ipconfig/all from the server and one from a
client.

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> In news:%23jkisP5sFHA.3604@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Tim <Wingeronside@xxxxxxx> typed:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I ran the 'Connect to the Internet' wizard again today, this time
> > changing my prefered DNS to my domain hosting IP addresses. Since
> > this all my client computers have has massivly slow internet
> > connections, below 56k speeds! Also sites like e-bay.co.uk fail to
> > load.
> > Have I set something up wrong here? The domain is www.timsweb.net
> >
> > System setup:
> > 4 Clients
> > 1 SBS server
> > I Speedtouch 510 ADSL
> >
> > Server has one network card connecting it to the router, as do all
> > the other clients. (I know it should have 2 but one was easier)
>
> I personally prefer a single NIC in a domain controller. If you aren't
> running ISA, or the Windows firewall, you don't actually *need* two.
>
> Everyone needs to be pointing *only* at the SBS server's LAN IP for DNS -
no
> external DNS server IPs should be in the clients or in the server's IP
> config itself. Use forwarders to your ISP's DNS server, in the DNS server
> properties itself, or use root hints only. I use both.
>
>


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