NT server and cable modem

[oquinnc]

I am trying to give my NT Server (Small Business Server) network access to the Internet. Has anyone had any success with this? The cable modem service is usually setup on 98 or 95. It calls for a host and domain to be given in the TCP/IP properites.

Am I going to need a router, or will Proxy get the job done?
Any resources (sites) you can point me towards would be greatly appreciated.

 

[peterve]

Connect your cable modem to a second NIC in your server,
then set up MS Proxy, and I will run very well...
(make sure you don't enable IP forwarding in your TCP/IP config; and also : try to install additional Firewall software...) Peter Van Eeckhoutte
peter.ve@pandora.be

 

[oquinnc]

I have tried this, but had no luck getting it going. The cable provider requires that you supply a computer name (it is a series of alpha numeric charaters that they assign), a domain (location that they provide such as houston1.provider.com), a gateway address, and two DNS entries. Where can I specify this information in Proxy?

 

[wybnormal]

I would respectfully disagree with the recommendation of getting Proxy. There are a few reasons I say this. One of the biggest reasons I would suggest a router is the "black box" idea. Once the router is configured.. you are done. Even if you lose power, it comes back ( normally!), no spinning hard drives to crash, no service packs that can blow away the configuration and here in CA, power consumption ;-) There is also the raw cost. A small firewall router can be had for as little as $150.00 and $1,500 can get a brand name like Cisco with firewall software. The proxy with the software and server will exceed the 1,500 cost.

With all that said, Proxy is great if you want to control and log access to the internet. There are some other features that come to mind that Proxy or PIX or others have that go beyond a basic firewall. If you have that need then the costs become more in line with each other.

I've glossed over a few things but to do this subject correctly would require a entire white paper to be written and I feel lazy today.

Mike S
"Diplomacy; the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock" Wynn Catlin