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Network layout check please

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by mellow52

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Please check this Network Layout:
I am noobish so be kind.

http://mellow52.googlepages.com/home

Note: the server is runing SBS and has 2 NIC's

Questions I have:
1) Should I run the internet conection throug the server first even if I am not using SBS FW?
2) Shoud I run dual FW... router and SBS?
3) Let SBS do DHCP and not router?
4) Let router do VPN and not SBS?
5) If I run it as shown can I do something with the 2nd NIC on server to help the netwrok?
6) Any other thoughts?

Thanks!

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by bart777

1) Just let the FW do it's job. SBS has better things to do.
2) No need for dual FW. That would only add to your headaches if you had routing issues.
3) SBS likes to have control of DHCP so let it handle that function.
4) I would let the FW handle the VPN authentication and access. This would give you better security. Otherwise you would have to poke holes in the firewall so that the SBS would do it. If the FW is AD compliant you can have it talk to the server. If not then you will have a second layer of security which is rarely a bad thing.
5) I would just leave the second NIC alone. I've tried teaming them in the past but that didn't go very well. SBS can be quite tempermental.
6) You have a good design there. Nice and simple. No need to complicate things.

Have fun.

by jplconsultant

My thoughts exactly.

I guess the NAS box has a 10/100 connection built in. If there's a way to connect a gigbit card, that would be a nice bonus.

JPL()

by mellow52

Thanks for the feedback. Yes it is my first design and the KISS principle was my approach with no wifi... don't need the risk.

Yes the NAS has only 10/100

That answers all my burning questions before I do my first SBS install.

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