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How many NICs needed for Small Business Server 2008?
Hello:
I've been using Windows SBS 2003 with 2 NICs in the server. One Nic connects to the Internet (plugged into the router) and the other for internal NAT (plugged iinto a switch with all the other computers). I can understand this topology-the server serves as a gateway to the internet.
I am upgrading to SBS 2008. Some network diagrams show only one NIC for the server is need, in which all the workstations and the server are plugged into a single switch along with the router. And I was told that SBS 2008 can't be used as a gateway (true?)
My goal is to use the SBS as DHCP server to provide both internal network service and the internet service for the workstations.
What I am not clear is how only one NIC in the server worksto access the internet. A workstation gets an IP from the server and gets on the internet throught the router? Would I just use the router's IP as the gateway in the DHCP assignment option?
I'd really apprecite if someone could clear it up for me. Thanks so much!
I've been using Windows SBS 2003 with 2 NICs in the server. One Nic connects to the Internet (plugged into the router) and the other for internal NAT (plugged iinto a switch with all the other computers). I can understand this topology-the server serves as a gateway to the internet.
I am upgrading to SBS 2008. Some network diagrams show only one NIC for the server is need, in which all the workstations and the server are plugged into a single switch along with the router. And I was told that SBS 2008 can't be used as a gateway (true?)
My goal is to use the SBS as DHCP server to provide both internal network service and the internet service for the workstations.
What I am not clear is how only one NIC in the server worksto access the internet. A workstation gets an IP from the server and gets on the internet throught the router? Would I just use the router's IP as the gateway in the DHCP assignment option?
I'd really apprecite if someone could clear it up for me. Thanks so much!
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The SBS 2008 WIZARDS would have automatically configured the router if the router supported UPNP.
Internet access is always possible, regardless of logon to the domain - even in SBS 2003 (unless MAYBE you were using SBS 2003 premium - which uses ISA - standard edition does not include that and SBS 2008 removed it entirely on both editions).
Internet access is always possible, regardless of logon to the domain - even in SBS 2003 (unless MAYBE you were using SBS 2003 premium - which uses ISA - standard edition does not include that and SBS 2008 removed it entirely on both editions).
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thanks for all your help!
ciao
ciao
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What I did:
- disabled router DHCP
- gave the server a static IP
- enabled DHCP on the server and set router as the gateway and used both the server and the router as DNS servers.