Dear All,
I have a situation here.
The network has two internet connection
A - Cable Modem (ADSL) - IP - 192.168.1.250 - used by server alone
B - Fibre Optical Connection - IP - 192.168.1.1 - used by all clients
Sever IP - 192.168.1.253 (used by the server for communicating over the internet & accepting VPN request from the Internet; Gateway - 192.168.1.250) & 192.168.1.254 (used for LAN)
Server is configured for following
1. DHCP
2. DNS
3. Active Directory
4. RRAS - VPN and Routing (RIP)
5. Web & E-Mail Server
6. Storage & File Server
All the clients on the LAN will obtain their IP address from the server using the DHCP. The Gateway mentioned in the DHCP Config shall be 192.168.1.254. We have defined a static route defined in the RRAS and enabled RIP, that all communication on that interface shall be through the Gateway 192.168.1.1 by way of static route. However, when i run a tracert from the clients, it is shown that the client is using the Gateway 192.168.1.250 instead of 192.168.1.1.
I know you may suggest that I can configure the DHCP to provide the default gateway as 192.168.1.1. But the problem is that this connection is sometimes un-reliable and are proven to disconnections. So when there is a connectivity issue, we are not able to force the client to change the gateway. Hence, we have opted for RIP which is more convenient and can accomplish the same without any client action.
Please advise me if I am missing something or I have understood something wrongly. Please advise how I can achieve the above.
Thanks and regards,
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Sri
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