Network config confusion

[Kevin Brown]

> The LAN NIC should not have a default Gateway.  The WAN NIC will have the
> default gateway.  Your local computers will use the LAN NIC of this computer
> as their default gateway.  By putting a second default gateway that does not
> point to the Internet, will only cause your packets not to leave your local
> net.

It looks like he has three things on the network
A router at 192.168.0.1
The dual homed server
The rest of his systems

The dual homed server has one NIC that gets an IP from his ISP, the 
other will be behind his router.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Michael
> Sammartano
> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 12:03 AM
> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: ot: Network config confusion
> 
> Ok so I have a server with 2 nics.
> I am trying to set it up as a domain controler.
> I have the first nic getting ip from isp via dhcp.
> On the LAN side I have a router and 2 boxes.
> How do I set the LAN side up? I am thinking that is nic0 (WANside) has ip
> from isp.
> 
> nic1 (LAN side) say 192.168.0.2 should be set as this:
>  ip: 192.168.0.2
> netmask: 255.255.255.0
> gw: 192.168.0.1
> 
> router address is 192.168.0.1
> netmask: 255.255.255.0
> gw: Either nic0 address or isp gateway(thinking ip address of nic0) ?
> 
> nic0 (wan)
> ip: from isp
> netmask: from isp
> gw: from isp