I've been trying to get my Windows Server 2008 box to act as a full NAT router. That is to say that I've got the modem plugged directly into it, and want it to dial the connection itself and then route that to other clients on the network. The reason for this is so that I can avoid firewall issues since the server is running various web services. I've had issues with a few routers blocking protocols that I need and so on. Here is a quick diagram of what I'm trying to do:
PPPoE -----| |----- RRAS -----| |----- Switch -----| |-----Clients
In this case, my clients will include both systems directly on the switch and wireless access points that allow for wireless clients to connect.
My RRAS server is also the DHCP server and DNS server. The system has 4 network adapters installed, although for this particular setup I should only need 2 - one to the modem and one to the switch.
So with that said, does anybody have any suggestions on how to get this working? Right now I can't get access to the internet on any systems with that configuration. I think I might be missing static routing tables, but I'm not sure. Thanks in advance!
PPPoE -----| |----- RRAS -----| |----- Switch -----| |-----Clients
In this case, my clients will include both systems directly on the switch and wireless access points that allow for wireless clients to connect.
My RRAS server is also the DHCP server and DNS server. The system has 4 network adapters installed, although for this particular setup I should only need 2 - one to the modem and one to the switch.
So with that said, does anybody have any suggestions on how to get this working? Right now I can't get access to the internet on any systems with that configuration. I think I might be missing static routing tables, but I'm not sure. Thanks in advance!