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You can do either. Use a public IP if you configure the SonicWALL to bridge (Transparent Mode) or a private IP with forwarding if you configure the SonicWALL to Route/NAT.
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You can do either. Use a public IP if you configure the SonicWALL to bridge (Transparent Mode) or a private IP with forwarding if you configure the SonicWALL to Route/NAT.

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In a similar setup, I have a TZ 170, &nbsp;Windows Server 2003 that I want to seup w/ VPN and Terminal Server. &nbsp;Do I need One or two static IP addresses?
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In a similar setup, I have a TZ 170,  Windows Server 2003 that I want to seup w/ VPN and Terminal Server.  Do I need One or two static IP addresses?

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I plan on hosting a website and also utilizing Windows Server 2003 to run a VPN connection from the same machine. I have purchased a Sonicwall TZ 170, which will be replacing a Netgear FVL328 VPN router. My DSL modem is a 2 Wire home Portal with a built in Router/switch. The modem was assigned a static public IP by my ISP (70.XXX.XX.XXX). My ISP also provided me with 4 other usable static IP addresses. My domain is registered through a DNS service. How do I set up my LAN at home so that I can host a website and also support a VPN connection from the same machine? Do I use a private IP for my server, and let the Sonicwall foward port requests to the server? Or do I give the server a public IP? &nbsp;I'm unclear as to which solution will be the best. 
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I plan on hosting a website and also utilizing Windows Server 2003 to run a VPN connection from the same machine. I have purchased a Sonicwall TZ 170, which will be replacing a Netgear FVL328 VPN router. My DSL modem is a 2 Wire home Portal with a built in Router/switch. The modem was assigned a static public IP by my ISP (70.XXX.XX.XXX). My ISP also provided me with 4 other usable static IP addresses. My domain is registered through a DNS service. How do I set up my LAN at home so that I can host a website and also support a VPN connection from the same machine? Do I use a private IP for my server, and let the Sonicwall foward port requests to the server? Or do I give the server a public IP?  I'm unclear as to which solution will be the best. 

Hosting a website and using VPN services

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

Hardware-based firewalls provide more sophisticated protection for inbound and outbound traffic than the simple Windows software firewall or the basic NAT firewalls found in routers. These devices implement techniques such as stateful packet inspection, deep packet inspection, and content filtering; and may include built-in antivirus and anti-malware protection.

Hardware Firewalls

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks and an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol. DHCP allows for computers to be configured automatically to communicate with each other over an IP network without the need for manual setup by a network administrator. The implementation of DHCP relies on a DHCP server to hand out network configuration information to DHCP-capable clients that request an IP address (and other information required or useful in communicating with other devices on an IP network). In addition to an IP address, common configuration information served over DHCP includes a default gateway, subnet mask and DNS sever(s).