Save 30% on the CV211 using promo code EXPERTS30 now through April 30th. The ATEN CV211 connects a laptop directly to any server allowing you instant access to perform data maintenance and local operations, for quick troubleshooting, updating, service and repair.
Course Of The Month
6 days, 21 hours left to enrollBecome a Premium Member and unlock a new, free course in leading technologies each month.
Solved
Windows Server DNS with DSL Router/Firewall
Posted on 2004-08-10
I setup our router (Netgear FVS318) to be the DHCP Server, which in turn hands out our ISPs DNS for the workstations. This seems to be giving me problems with some of the workstations accessing our server.
Is it recommended to use ther server as the DHCP Server?
Will it hand out an IP Address to our 1 MAC OS X user?
Do I need 2 network cards for this or is 1 sufficient?
Finally, What is the recommended way to introduce a wireless router into this environment? I'd like to keep the wired firewall/router as the main connection to the DSL.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Is it recommended to use ther server as the DHCP Server?
Will it hand out an IP Address to our 1 MAC OS X user?
Do I need 2 network cards for this or is 1 sufficient?
Finally, What is the recommended way to introduce a wireless router into this environment? I'd like to keep the wired firewall/router as the main connection to the DSL.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
[X]
Welcome to Experts Exchange
Add your voice to the tech community where 5M+ people just like you are talking about what matters.
- Help others & share knowledge
- Earn cash & points
- Learn & ask questions
2
4 Comments
Hi youritstaff,
The issue you are having is most likely to do with the DNS settings. MS Active Directory and DNS are VERY TIGHTLY INTEGRATED.
The DHCP stuff can stay on the router, but I would advise using your server as the DNS server and setting up the ISP's DNS servers as the forwarders for the internal server.
Windows DHCP should serve DHCP requests for your MAC.
You should be able to do all of this without the need for a second NIC.
If you are going to use a wireless network, then I would strongly suggest using an Access Point which supports Wireless Protected Access (WPA) and setting that up rather than WEP. WEP can be broken by a determined hacked, whereas WPA is much stronger and has currently not been broken (to the best of my knowledge).
Good luck.
;-)
The issue you are having is most likely to do with the DNS settings. MS Active Directory and DNS are VERY TIGHTLY INTEGRATED.
The DHCP stuff can stay on the router, but I would advise using your server as the DNS server and setting up the ISP's DNS servers as the forwarders for the internal server.
Windows DHCP should serve DHCP requests for your MAC.
You should be able to do all of this without the need for a second NIC.
If you are going to use a wireless network, then I would strongly suggest using an Access Point which supports Wireless Protected Access (WPA) and setting that up rather than WEP. WEP can be broken by a determined hacked, whereas WPA is much stronger and has currently not been broken (to the best of my knowledge).
Good luck.
;-)
So I would setup the workstations to Obtain an IP Address Automatically and set the DNS to the static IP Address of the Server?
And on the wireless side....
Where does the Access Point Live?
DSL Modem --> Netgear FVS318 (wired router) --> Access Point? I need to plug it into a port on the FVS318 side, but does it plug into the internet port on the Access Point or a regular switched port? Would I gain anything by setting up a VPN between the wired router and wireless router?
Thanks
And on the wireless side....
Where does the Access Point Live?
DSL Modem --> Netgear FVS318 (wired router) --> Access Point? I need to plug it into a port on the FVS318 side, but does it plug into the internet port on the Access Point or a regular switched port? Would I gain anything by setting up a VPN between the wired router and wireless router?
Thanks
Hi,
It may get a bit messy having two dhcp servers running.
If I were you I'd set dhcp up on the server for all clients and disable it on the router - get it to hand out
Primary dns server - your server's static IP address - ISP's name as primary nameservers can cause resolution/network access problems (as you've discovered)
Default gateway - Internal IP of your router as it will be already.
In dns on your server you'd need to delete the root zone ".", which would then allow you to configure a forwarder to the isp's name servers. That way your server will forward any unresolved dns requests from your clients to your isp's name servers, which will enable everyone to browse the network and the internet happily,
Wireless networks aren't my thing so I can't help you there, - what's the server os?
Deb :))
It may get a bit messy having two dhcp servers running.
If I were you I'd set dhcp up on the server for all clients and disable it on the router - get it to hand out
Primary dns server - your server's static IP address - ISP's name as primary nameservers can cause resolution/network access problems (as you've discovered)
Default gateway - Internal IP of your router as it will be already.
In dns on your server you'd need to delete the root zone ".", which would then allow you to configure a forwarder to the isp's name servers. That way your server will forward any unresolved dns requests from your clients to your isp's name servers, which will enable everyone to browse the network and the internet happily,
Wireless networks aren't my thing so I can't help you there, - what's the server os?
Deb :))
Quote: So I would setup the workstations to Obtain an IP Address Automatically and set the DNS to the static IP Address of the Server?
Yes.
The AP would connect to the switched ports on the 'inside' of the router.
You could set it up on the outside with no security and then setup a VPN. However this would complicate things. All an AP does is act as an ethernet bridge between the wireless ethernet and the wired ethernet. If you placed the AP on the 'outside' of the of your netgear router, the you would have to have some form of DHCP out there as well.
Yes.
The AP would connect to the switched ports on the 'inside' of the router.
You could set it up on the outside with no security and then setup a VPN. However this would complicate things. All an AP does is act as an ethernet bridge between the wireless ethernet and the wired ethernet. If you placed the AP on the 'outside' of the of your netgear router, the you would have to have some form of DHCP out there as well.
Featured Post
Question has a verified solution.
If you are experiencing a similar issue, please ask a related question
Nslookup is a command line driven utility supplied as part of most Windows operating systems that can reveal information related to domain names and the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses associated with them.
In simple terms, it is a tool that can …
A common practice in small networks is making file sharing easy which works extremely well when intra-network security is not an issue. In essence, everyone, that is "Everyone", is given access to all of the shared files - often the entire C: drive …
Michael from AdRem Software explains how to view the most utilized and worst performing nodes in your network, by accessing the Top Charts view in NetCrunch network monitor (https://www.adremsoft.com/). Top Charts is a view in which you can set seve…
This is my first video review of Microsoft Bookings, I will be doing a part two with a bit more information, but wanted to get this out to you folks.
Suggested Courses
Course of the Month6 days, 21 hours left to enroll
Earn Certification
MTA Mobility Device Fundamentals (Exam 98-368)
$59.00$53.10
Earn Certification
MTA Networking Fundamentals Exam 98-366
$59.00$53.10
726 members asked questions and received personalized solutions in the past 7 days.
Join the community of 500,000 technology professionals and ask your questions.