Connecting SBS to the internet sing 1 NIC

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Victor - 27 Feb 2004 16:28 GMT

Hello,

I have to connect my SBS to a business ADSL network (Cisco
Router) using a single NIC. There used to be a article on
the de smallbizserver.net site but it is no longer there.
Any sugestions how to go about this? And what would be
best practice using ISA (proxy) or not?

I want static IP adresses for my clients but I want my
clients to get al there IP information (DNS/gateway) when
the boot, how should I configure DHCP?

Thanks in advance

Victor

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Victor - 27 Feb 2004 18:50 GMT

> Hello,
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> Any sugestions how to go about this? And what would be
> best practice using ISA (proxy) or not?

Just curious, why not use 2 NICS?
SBS and ISA really want to connect to the internet using 2 NIC's

> I want static IP adresses for my clients but I want my
> clients to get al there IP information (DNS/gateway) when
> the boot, how should I configure DHCP?

If you are going to set all those static IP's wouldn't it be just as easy to
set the DNS & Gateway at the same time?

SBS is happiest using DHCP for clients so I don't fight the system on that.

Victor (the other one)

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Victor - 27 Feb 2004 22:19 GMT

Hi Victor,
Tanks for you reply. My primary goal is connecting our
offices so the can share resources. The ADSL network is a
private network so there is no need to use the ISA
firewall. Connection to the internet and security is
handled by the ADSL provider. I want to use reserved
(static) IP addresses for the use of remote support of
network clients.

Victor

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Jim Behning - 28 Feb 2004 04:37 GMT

The paranoid never trust someone else. I would run ISA even if someone
claims that the isp is taking care of security. Is the network so
private that only your account is using it? If you can get to the
internet through the adsl it is not that private. We have on account
thathas two satellite office that have a private network to the main
office but the main office has a route to the internet. They are
behind Watchguard and ISA at the main office.

>Hi Victor,
>Tanks for you reply. My primary goal is connecting our
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Jim B. SBS MVP
remove the mvp to send email

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Vicotor - 28 Feb 2004 07:27 GMT

Still, I would like to know how to configure the setup I
want. Can I configure the 1 NIC configuration using the
ICW and after its done just stop the firewall service or
do I need to do this different?

Victor

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP] - 28 Feb 2004 13:08 GMT

I agree with Jim. I tend not to trust someone else with issues of security.
Layered levels of security make for a better night's sleep.

That said...

How to Configure a SBS for Full Time Internet Access with a Single Network
Adapter
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309633

If you have ISA installed, this configuration will leave it only running in
cache mode (not acting as a firewall, which requires 2 NICs).

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