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by condoryoung

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I have a client that connects to a supplier via ISDN connection via Cisco1603 router and also has connection to Internet via ADSL router. Will these two routers work on the one network Small Bus Server with XP workstations? All my efforts with 2 gateways etc have failed. I can connect to either ADSL Internet or ISDN supplier by changing default gateway on network connection on workstations

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by cg it

couple of questions. Are you running RRAS and ISA server with your SBS Server? How many computers actually need both connections?

by condoryoung

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Answer to both questions - No, basically server is setup as workgroup data server. Only 8 workstations in total I think 5 need both connections. The workaround I have them using is static IP's and users change the default gateway depending on the connection required, but would like this automatic.

by support#netropole.com

quick and easy, setup batch files on the workstations using the netsh command to change the gateway.

involved, install 2 more nics in your server, one for each connection. setup isa on the server and configure routing tables for the intranet ip's you need to access.

less involved but expensive, buy a new router that will handle both the isdn and adsl connections and setup the routing tables to point to where they need to go.

personally if you dont need to access the isdn that much i would setup a workstation with 2 nics, one for your lan and one for the supplier. then you could download files via user or batch and transfer them to your server or access the suppliers intranet, which ever you use it for.

good luck

by jan

The whole thing depends on the network configuration on the ISDN supplier connection. You could set up a static route to the specific network addresses you need to reach through the ISDN router (if the network addresses on the supplier's network are 192.168.1.0 through 255 for instance, add a route on the SBServer on the command line through ROUTE ADD -P 192.168.1.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 ) For testing purposes, leave the -P out as this makes the route added permanent (e.g. remains active after reboot). You can leave the default gateway setting to the Internet DSL Router. This works because routes are processed from most specific (in this case, the ISDN route) to least specific (the default gateway route).

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