help with vpn setup

[patliz]

I need a little help in setting up a vpn on a MS server 2003. I have set one up before, but the setup was different than this one. They switched to a new isp with a static ip address. Here is the setup

dsl modem with static ip (verizon westall wireless with 4 port)---> goes into a linksys firewall router (do I even need this anymore)--> goes into a 24 port switch --> server connects into switch.(server is DNS enabled and DHCP disabled)

The server's internal network card is 192.168.0.150
linksys gateway is 192.168.0.1
workstations have static ip addresses 192.168.0.xxx with gateway as 192.168.0.1 and dns as 192.168.0.150 and xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx from current ips provider.

I am getting confused by the ip addresses and the order of the connections. I have put in a second nic in the server. Should it connect to the switch or the dsl modem/router directly? what should the numbers be on this nic (ip, DNS, etc)

The dsl modem has the static ip address as well as the gateway and DNS addresses setup as a bridge.

The address of the dsl modem was 192.168.1.1 and I changed it to 192.168.0.3 so I can access it from a workstation.

The workstations can connect to the internet directly without the server being on. (not sure why they have it setup this way--could be carry over from former setup with out server)

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[dberg35]

Is you Linksys router a VPN router, if so why not use this? What is the other site using for internet and hardware?

 

[patliz]

I need more connections than the linksys router can give me. The dsl modem is the versalink modem/router from verizon. I think I can get away with just using the versalink and not use the linksys router. I've been told that I can use just one nic in the server. But I want to be able to connect to the internet if the server goes down, that is why I have the setup I have now modem-->router--> switch (server connects into switch).


If my new configuration is modem/router-->switch, what is the ip settings for the 2nd nic (which will plug directly into the modem/router.

Thanks