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Agree with benhanson, it is a bad idea to put through windows and that too a DC itself!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Rajesh
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Agree with benhanson, it is a bad idea to put through windows and that too a DC itself!

Cheers,
Rajesh

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Curious that you setup AC, Windows sets NAT by default. That is the part that I find interesting. If you disable it, a message appears saying you disabled a port but did not configure an address pool.
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Curious that you setup AC, Windows sets NAT by default. That is the part that I find interesting. If you disable it, a message appears saying you disabled a port but did not configure an address pool.

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What are your thoughts regarding routing internet traffic through the domain controller?<br />
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Here's the quick scenerio: I have a 20 workstation LAN. I'm retiring a Windows 2000 and NT server and replacing them with 2 new Windows 2003 servers (a primary and secondary DC, File / Print and MS SQL Server). Between the LAN and the Internet is Cisco 1800 series. <br />
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I know its most common to route traffic through the DC but I'm scratching my head wondering if it wouldn't be better more practical to let the Cisco manage NAT, DNS and DHCP.<br />
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Can someone convince me otherwise?
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What are your thoughts regarding routing internet traffic through the domain controller?

Here's the quick scenerio: I have a 20 workstation LAN. I'm retiring a Windows 2000 and NT server and replacing them with 2 new Windows 2003 servers (a primary and secondary DC, File / Print and MS SQL Server). Between the LAN and the Internet is Cisco 1800 series. 

I know its most common to route traffic through the DC but I'm scratching my head wondering if it wouldn't be better more practical to let the Cisco manage NAT, DNS and DHCP.

Can someone convince me otherwise?

Advantages / Disadvantages of routing Internet Traffic through Windows 2003 server

The Windows operating systems have distinct methodologies for designing and implementing networks, and have specific systems to accomplish various networking processes, such as Exchange for email, Sharepoint for shared files and programs, and IIS for delivery of web pages. Microsoft also produces server technologies for networked database use, security and virtualization.

Windows Networking

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.