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Hardware solution to route between 2 public IPs
I am currently using Win2K to route between 2 public IPs on different networks using two NICs in one server joined to the rest of the network
e.g. Server has 2 NICs with 212.19.100.1 and 212.19.200.1 where 212.19.100.1 is the main gateway to the ISP
This allows me to route traffic to a block of public IPs in the range x.x.200.2-10 which I have for example. Ideally I would like to use a hardware router to do this task rather than a software based solution. I don't know much about hardware routers butI assume I would need to statically configure the routes. Is there a cheap router on the market that would allow me to do this or would it be possible to use a cable/dsl router and disable NAT so it doesn't use private IP addresses?
Thanks..
e.g. Server has 2 NICs with 212.19.100.1 and 212.19.200.1 where 212.19.100.1 is the main gateway to the ISP
This allows me to route traffic to a block of public IPs in the range x.x.200.2-10 which I have for example. Ideally I would like to use a hardware router to do this task rather than a software based solution. I don't know much about hardware routers butI assume I would need to statically configure the routes. Is there a cheap router on the market that would allow me to do this or would it be possible to use a cable/dsl router and disable NAT so it doesn't use private IP addresses?
Thanks..
ASKER
OK.. I actually have a Linksys router and yes it has a "Router Mode" option.. any ideas what the routing entries would be?
Since you only have one default route out, that's the easy part. How many internal subnets do you have?
ASKER
The original public IP we were given was x.x.66.49
The extra block of IPs allocated to us were in the range
x.x.75.16 - 22
Subnet mask 255.255.255.248
I was told that x.x.75.16 and x.x.75.22 were broadcast addresses so not usable and therefore up until now I have been using 2 nics with x.x.66.49 and x.x.75.17 in one server running win2k as the router.
Does this help?
The extra block of IPs allocated to us were in the range
x.x.75.16 - 22
Subnet mask 255.255.255.248
I was told that x.x.75.16 and x.x.75.22 were broadcast addresses so not usable and therefore up until now I have been using 2 nics with x.x.66.49 and x.x.75.17 in one server running win2k as the router.
Does this help?
ASKER
The original public IP we were given was x.x.66.49
The extra block of IPs allocated to us were in the range
x.x.75.16 - 22
Subnet mask 255.255.255.248
I was told that x.x.75.16 and x.x.75.22 were broadcast addresses so not usable and therefore up until now I have been using 2 nics with x.x.66.49 and x.x.75.17 in one server running win2k as the router.
Does this help?
The extra block of IPs allocated to us were in the range
x.x.75.16 - 22
Subnet mask 255.255.255.248
I was told that x.x.75.16 and x.x.75.22 were broadcast addresses so not usable and therefore up until now I have been using 2 nics with x.x.66.49 and x.x.75.17 in one server running win2k as the router.
Does this help?
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Thanks.. I'll give it a try!
You can use a SOHO router. I know the Linksys has an option as Gatway (NAT) or Router (no-NAT) mode, and static route entries are simple, too.
Cheers!