Thanks Ted, Well I tend to agree with you about the SPOF which is one of the reasons I have always used DNS off the router but I can't win this battle even though it would make life easier for me!
I've Googled until I'm blue in the face but the biggest problem is "what do you Google for" as any request about DND, DHCP Router and/or configuration yields millions of answers, most of which are irrelevant. The nearest I've got is from the www.WindowsNetworking.com website but the papers are only rudimentary unfortunately. The paper Peter sent to me has been very useful (mentioned in a previous email) and at least confirmed what I SHOULD know at least about setting up the server so that the DNS settings and relays are loaded onto the terminals on login, hence requiring no modification of the Terminals. Thanks again Peter. I guess that when I finally get my head around all this, a good idea would be to write a small article on it as I'm sure that there are many people out there who want to do the same thing as opposed to "bodging" the solution by taking the easiest rout as I have in the past. I know I should have taken those MCSE exams when I had the chance a couple of years ago! Dave Crozier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: 02 August 2007 13:44 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Win 2K Networking Question 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 [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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.
