Inquiry regarding Windows 2000 Server and DHCP

[nyquilkid]

Hi there:

First allow me to apologize for what will be a "newbie" question on my
part - I inherited a Windows 2000 server and I need to configured the
following:

1) At the moment, the Windows 2000 server is acting as a DHCP server,
providing IP addresses to all client PC's on a LAN. There is no
internet connection at the moment and the server only has one NIC.

2) I am looking into getting broadband internet, and am wondering what
would be the best manner to configure the servers:

a) Continue to allow it to act a the DHCP server (which I imagine would
require another NIC card - one for the internet connection, one for
DHCP serving)

b) Turn off the DHCP server on the Win2000 server box and get a
hardware based DHCP router. This is my preferred solution.

How would I accomplish either A or B? If I went with my preferred
solution (B), can I just turn off (deauthorize) the DHCP service and
just hook up a router?

Thanks in advance for any insight.

[8F] The NyQuil Kid

 

[myweb]

Hello (e-mail address removed),

Leave your configuration like now. Add a DSL router to your switch, configure
it's internal ip to fit your network, DISABLE DHCP from the DSL router and
add your ISP's DNS server as a forwarder to your DNS server. Add the default
gateway ip (DSL internal IP) to your server and clients. Than every client
first checks your internal DNS for name resolution and if your DNS does not
know the address it sends the request to your ISP's DNS server.

Best regards

myweb
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[nyquilkid]

Hi there:

Thanks for the reply - I think I managed to get things right:

1) I opted to remove the DNS and DHCP server services from the Win2000
server and rely on the router I placed for DHCP services. So far,
things are working well. All client PC's are pulling IP addresses from
the router, and the server has a static IP. No collisions or slowness
in response.

Thanks again!

[8F] The NyQuil Kid

Hello (e-mail address removed),

Leave your configuration like now. Add a DSL router to your switch, configure
it's internal ip to fit your network, DISABLE DHCP from the DSL router and
add your ISP's DNS server as a forwarder to your DNS server. Add the default
gateway ip (DSL internal IP) to your server and clients. Than every client
first checks your internal DNS for name resolution and if your DNS does not
know the address it sends the request to your ISP's DNS server.

Best regards

myweb
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.

Hi there:

First allow me to apologize for what will be a "newbie" question on my
part - I inherited a Windows 2000 server and I need to configured the
following:

1) At the moment, the Windows 2000 server is acting as a DHCP server,
providing IP addresses to all client PC's on a LAN. There is no
internet connection at the moment and the server only has one NIC.

2) I am looking into getting broadband internet, and am wondering what
would be the best manner to configure the servers:

a) Continue to allow it to act a the DHCP server (which I imagine
would require another NIC card - one for the internet connection, one
for DHCP serving)

b) Turn off the DHCP server on the Win2000 server box and get a
hardware based DHCP router. This is my preferred solution.

How would I accomplish either A or B? If I went with my preferred
solution (B), can I just turn off (deauthorize) the DHCP service and
just hook up a router?

Thanks in advance for any insight.

[8F] The NyQuil Kid