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by ereis

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Well I got bored and decided to change the structure of my home network. I have a DSL connection to the internet. I would like to setup an IIS server and learn the ins and outs of serving, maybe even play with media server. I will install the internal DSL modem in a IIS member server (NT 4.0) on my domain, then add two NIC's, one for my roomates workgroup and one for my domain. The cable will then run to a 4 port switch which is connected to the PDC (NT 4.0), Workstation (NT 4.0) and a jetdirect card, with the possibility of adding another member server to act as an MP3/Movie server connected to the entertainment system. I presently have a Linksys DSL router, but am not happy with the performance (constantly disconnects from the PPOe server, has to be reset and other annoyances). Will I have any trouble sharing the internet connection with my roomate if he has an IP on the same network? What sort of firewall should I use on the IIS server? What potential problems will I have?Thanks

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by micxba

I was running DSL over a Server with 2 NICS. I configured the Server to act as an ICS Server and the 1 Nic was connected to the DSL Modem and the other to my HUB.
The Server was running IIS and Media Server/
On the Router (Linksys one Port) I configured IP forwarding to the Server for port 8080 and others I was using like Media, etc. If you are using port 80 you will have problems with the Web Based management of the router as this one runs on prot 80. After that everything was working fine.Just configure your IIS to listen on prot 8080 (example). The only bad thing. The FTP only works in passive mode (like IE) so if you use a FTP Client from external, you need to use the PASV command.

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