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by mis

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Is it possible to access the internet over a WAN running Windows 2000 without using Terminal Services Client? The PC is running XP Pro and the user on the network needs to be able to access the internet outside the Terminal Services session. Can this be done, I have been told that it can't but I want to verify. Thanks

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by acattr

yes. But the answer is not as simple as
clicking a button. Hoping that you have NAT on
your router/firewall.

I am picturing your network like this:

('WAN2' 2000promachine - router2) - ('WAN1'
router1 - terminal server) - internet
router3/firewall

You have a 2000 pro machine on one side of
the WAN2. On the other side of the WAN1 is
the terminal server and a whole network with
an internet router/firewall for internet access.

You have to set your 2000 pro machine to use
router2 as the default router. You have to tell
router2 that its default router is router 1.
Router1 needs to be told that its default router
is router3/firewall. On router3/firewall you have
to tell it to see the IP network of WAN2, it must
send packets to router 2. Once that is done,
you can surf the web. simple as that.

by mis

This rating is no reflection on you or your answer. I do not know enough about the 2000 server or the network yet to follow the advise given. Thank you for your time.

by cg it

ok. I'm running Windows 2000 server with a two nic card configuration,ISA server, and a 3rd party DSL router that acts as the gateway. All clients on my network can access the Internet without using terminal services via the external nic and use therouter as a gateway. All clients have to do is use IE. Inbound Internet requests are filtered through the router then ISA server which gives this setup tight security from inbound internet requests.

by mis

Please do not take this rating as a reflection to your answer. I guess I don't fully understand how the nic cards are set up. This is all still new to me. If I were more knowledgable in this area I think I might have been able to try your option, but I am not confident enough yet to try. Thank you for your time.

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