MULTIHOMED DC

[m e macon]

8 win xp clients connect to nic #1 on server via 16 port switch.
1 multihomed win 2000 server is DC and handles DNS and DHCP.

They want to access the internet through a recently installed dsl
connection. Currently only the w2k server can access on the add'l nic (#2).

Dsl connection can act as DHCP server and They have been given the DNS
address info for the ISP provider.

What is the best practice to set this up ? I have read where there are
conflicts etc with the private dns and dhcp.

Can a forwarding path or route be established for the clients to route to
the 2nd nic and ISP ?

What is the best practice to use here. There is no plans or budget to
purchase a router of firewall at this time.
I want to be sure that they are still relatively secure also.

 

[Rob Elder, MVP-Networking]

To answer your question, simply configure your 2000 server as a NAT box in
Routing and Remote Access. No other configuration is needed. Make sure you
clients are still pointing to your own DNS or your AD won't function
properly.

That said, I highly recommend purchasing a a cable/dsl router to perform
this function. Cost is cheap. It is not a good idea to expose your DC to
the outside.