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How does the server connect to the internet?<br />
Hopefully, it is not directly connected with a public IP address (not a good idea).
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How does the server connect to the internet?
Hopefully, it is not directly connected with a public IP address (not a good idea).

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Hi Kdearing,<br />
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Server is directly connected to the Public IP Address.
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Hi Kdearing,

Server is directly connected to the Public IP Address.

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Hi Expert,<br />
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I have Windows Server 2008 which is connected to a Lan. Now I want to share the internet on Server 2008 with other PCs on the network. <br />
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I am aware of many Web Proxy servers like CCproxy, AnalogX to share the internet but I want something which shares internet at Gateway Level. <br />
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For Eg. Windows 2008 Server should ACT as a DHCP server and should be the gateway for alll the PCs on the lan. <br />
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I think Remote Access and Routing function in 2008 server can do this but it doesn't have Bandwidth Shaping function.<br />
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Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Expert,

I have Windows Server 2008 which is connected to a Lan. Now I want to share the internet on Server 2008 with other PCs on the network. 

I am aware of many Web Proxy servers like CCproxy, AnalogX to share the internet but I want something which shares internet at Gateway Level. 

For Eg. Windows 2008 Server should ACT as a DHCP server and should be the gateway for alll the PCs on the lan. 

I think Remote Access and Routing function in 2008 server can do this but it doesn't have Bandwidth Shaping function.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Internet Sharing at Gateway Level

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

Exchange

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.

Routers

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