Wow, what a day,,, I'm back.
Thanks for the help Girth. Nice pics! This gives me enough to chew on. I hadn't thought of doubling up the NICs. That makes a difference.
Brad
Both servers do need fixed public IPs because they need to be net accessible (ie, to a public viewer's browser). One is a primary server and one would have intermittent access granted for off-site development members.
If I can configure a router to show one server to the public as one IP and...
Okay, but if there is only one router, won't it be using a single IP? Then, everything behind it (both servers), appears to be from that IP. I would only be able to use one server at a time, right? maybe I just need a better router that can handle 2 IPs?
Thx for the response Girth,
Maybe I am overcomplicating it. I was thinking of two distinct networks because they are for different uses. The first is a net server, database server and backup/monitoring server. The second is a development net server (accessed by only a few people), desktop...
I've got one ADSL connection (one modem), and 2 static IPs. I'd like to connect two LANs to the modem, each using one of the IPs. Each of the LANs will have one net accessible server and other local computers/printers.
At first glance I would create two LANs, each with a router and a server...
use kix32
This product works great for what you are asking. It lets you use an "IF in Group" command and works great. You can all use "if in subnet"....and many other uses.
Do a search on the net for kix32. I also think it is in the NT res kit....
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