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Bridging two networks
Name: ruthiegal Date: February 9, 2005 at 15:58:38 Pacific OS: 2000 SP4 CPU/Ram: P4 3.2Ghz/ 256MB
Comment:
Hi. I have a server running NT with 3 clients. A drive on the server is mapped to a standalone Win2000 machine. I'd like to add DSL to the standalone. The Server connects to everything with an 8 port hub. I cannot change the IP addresses of the server or the clients. I do not want the server or clients to have an internet connection. Is this possible using a router? Or is a second NIC card necessary for the standalone? Can I keep the connections but separate the two networks? I'd appreciate any help. Thanks.
Name: wanderer Date: February 9, 2005 at 19:37:47 Pacific
Reply:
two nics in the standalone should do it. DSL to one nic. The other nic to the hub and network. Only the standalone server will have internet.
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Response Number 2
Name: ruthiegal Date: February 10, 2005 at 07:09:45 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks for your suggestion... I realized that the router by default had the same IP address as the Server, so once I changed that, everything worked just fine. I used the router's filter settings to block the addresses of the Server and its clients. I'm considering using Netbios and changing the router and standalone so they are on a different domain for more security but I'm going to save that for another day. Thanks again.
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