On 8/2/07, Dave Crozier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In my lay mans terms, what I'd really like to do is leave the clients so > they automatically are set up without having to manually set gateways/DNS > and then set up the Server to route all the Internet requests through itself > to the router.
That's not at all an unreasonable request, and millions of networks work that way. I'm afraid I can't provide you with step-by-step instructions, but I have to think the right Google query should find what you want. > As the owner of the network said, if the Router dies then all his network > would die as it couldn't allocate IP addresses to the workstations, whereas > if the Server runs DHCP then they would still be up and running. Also > maintenance would all be at one point in the network and I think he's got a > valid point there. What's more likely to fail? A $49 router with no moving parts that can be rebooted in 15 seconds out of FlashRAM, or a $2000 Windows server with moving parts, lowest-bidder components and _Windows_ forgodsakes!_ How many automatic updates and "Windows Genuine Advantage" tests are you going to succeed with? "Maintenance would all be at one point in the network" is referred to by disaster recovery specialists as a "Single Point of Failure." Why set yourself up for a SPOF? A much better disaster recovery plan is to keep a spare $49 router about, pre-configured and ready to drop-in. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
