Why 2 nic cards on VPN Server?

[stevecollins]

What is the point of having two nic cards on the VPN Server? My VPN server sits on our LAN behind our firewall like all other servers in our network. What is the point of having one NIC card connected to the WAN? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a firewall? One last thing. If I do need two nics then what one do i point the client to?


Thanks

 

[stevecollins]

Keep in mind that we currently do not use internet sharing on the VPN Server nor do we want to. I just want to connect office employees that have high speed internet access from there homes.

 

[MattWray]

You don't have to have 2 NICs. I have 2 in the VPN server that I maintain, but I have read several posts on here that it is unnecessary. I used them originally due to using Win2k as a router also. You should be able to forward VPN traffic to the single NIC you have, and voila...
One thing, test it from the inside first. Make sure you can connect in the LAN, then try from home....

Thanks,

Matt Wray
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