We have a non-managed linksys router/switch (r1) immediately after the modem. I want to segregate a portion of the network utilizing a second non-managed linksys router/switch (r2) for the purposes of setting up a WinServer 08 AD Domain test environment.
R1 clients are winXP/7 workstations set up in a workgroup config 192.168.10.1/24. My inclination is to connect the WAN port on r2 to a ethernet port on r1. Set a static IP on r2 (gateway ip?), reserve that IP on r1 while maintaining DHCP service for the workgroup clients. Turn DHCP off on r2 as I want to run the DHCP role on the WinServ 08.
I had the WinServ 08 on a VM with AD, DNS and DHCP roles running this morning and it grabbed all the office workgroup client leases this morning and I had to go and release/renew them after I removed the DHCP role from the VM server. The routers are WRT54G’s. Is it possible to this with the equiment I have on hand as I need the test server and domain connected VM clients to be able to access the internet? If so, how, as I am at a loss.
