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You can assign each vm a static LAN ip. The single sonicwall can forward ports from each wan ip to the correct LAN ip.
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You can assign each vm a static LAN ip. The single sonicwall can forward ports from each wan ip to the correct LAN ip.

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Currently we have aproximately 10 small networks running on a cable modem with multiple Static WAN IP addresses. &nbsp;Each one has an exchange server, file server, and TS<br />
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We are moving to ESXI 5 with a NAS and plan to virtualize all of the physical servers which will be straight forward with the VMware converter.<br />
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The missing piece is how to route all 10 Static IPs without using 10 sonicwalls going into a VLAN switch to route the traffic for the correct network.<br />
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Any ideas would be greatlly appreciated<br />
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Thanks
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Currently we have aproximately 10 small networks running on a cable modem with multiple Static WAN IP addresses.  Each one has an exchange server, file server, and TS

We are moving to ESXI 5 with a NAS and plan to virtualize all of the physical servers which will be straight forward with the VMware converter.

The missing piece is how to route all 10 Static IPs without using 10 sonicwalls going into a VLAN switch to route the traffic for the correct network.

Any ideas would be greatlly appreciated

Thanks

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