Wireless Router/AP with 2003 Server

[Aubs010]

Hi all,

This should (in theory) be a pretty simple system to set up, but I can't for the life of me get it working.

Current situation:

INTERNET
  |
  Wireless ADSL router  192.168.1.1 [DHCP server]
    |
    |-Clients 192.168.1.2 (example)
    |
    |-2003 Server 192.168.1.3 (example)

Basically, the current situation allows all clients to connect to the wireless router [which is also the DHCP server] and straight to the internet.



What I'm after:

INTERNET
  |
  Wireless ADSL router 192.168.2.1
    |
    |      /-------\ 192.168.2.2 [WAN side]
    |      |       |
    |---SWITCH     2003 Server
    |      |       |
    |      \-------/ 192.168.1.1 [LAN side] [DHCP not implemented yet to keep current network working!]
    |
    |---Clients 192.168.1.2 [gateway/DNS 192.168.1.1] (example)

Is what I am after technically possible, based on the switch handling both 192.168.1.x AND 192.168.2.x addresses? - I can't see why it would be a problem (even if the switch has an IP of 192.168.1.200)

What I am after, is that all clients connect to the wireless router. Traffic is then redirected through the 2003 server and back out to the internet.

Unfortunately, the Wireless ADSL router must remain the DSL connection point AND the wireless access point.

Any more information required or suggestions offered very appreciated.

For info, the 'switch' is also a wired DSL router so it can also be used for that purpose, BUT there is only ever one wired connection from the BT access point location (in the hall) to the server (in the loft).

Thanks guys and girls for any help.

Aubs. x

Aubs

 

[Aubs010]

As a testing environment ...

I left DHCP on the Wireless router (so all clients get their correct IP 192.168.1.x
but changed one client's IP to 192.168.2.123 but it doesn't connect THROUGH the server. I keep getting 'page cannot be displayed' etc.

Suggestions please people.

Aubs

Aubs

 

[Lemon13]

I can't see why it would be a problem (even if the switch has an IP of 192.168.1.200)"

two subnets, two broadcastdomains, without a layer3 device (router) they will never see each other

"What I am after, is that all clients connect to the wireless router. Traffic is then redirected through the 2003 server and back out to the internet."

you would need to setup a proxy-server on the 2003 server

why keep it simple when you can complicate it, much fun with this one



M. Knorr

MCSE, MCTS, MCSA, CCNA

 

[Aubs010]

Thanks for your reply M. Knorr, I obviously presumed wrongly that it was going to be a simple thing!

I assumed if I enable ICS one of the NIC's on the server, the other NIC would pass all traffic through the first NIC, because enabling it on one, automatically sets the other's IP to 192.168.0.1.

Aubs

 

[Lemon13]

i dont get what you want to achieve, ics only provides the ability to share one inet-connection with a subnet, your router is doing that already!?

M. Knorr

MCSE, MCTS, MCSA, CCNA

 

[Aubs010]

Fair point, think I'll just leave it as it is! Thanks for your input all the same

Aubs

 

[Zelandakh]

Going back to basics...I agree. What were you trying to achieve? Logging of all Internet access? Caching for improved performance?

We can probably help you get it done if we know what you are looking to do.

 

[Aubs010]

Sorry for not replying sooner. Yes, it was to log all internet traffic. I have temporarily altered the layout now so to avoid the loop as above, and used Routing and Remote Access which worked pretty simply.

INTERNET
  |
Wired ADSL Router 192.168.2.1
    |
    |
    | 192.168.2.2 [WAN side]
 2003 Server
    | 192.168.1.1 [LAN side] [DHCP]
    |
    | 192.168.1.2
Wireless Access Point
    |
    |---Clients 192.168.1.3 [gateway/DNS 192.168.1.1] (example)

This allowed me to achieve my goal, thanks for your input, much appreciated.

Aubs

 

[Zelandakh]

Ah. Yes, that's a good solution.

ISA would have been ideal for you - logging AND control.