I agree re: using a hardware router/firewall, and having a spare unit on hand (preconfigured of course) ready to drop in if needed. If you place the router/firewall behind a decent battery backup to protect it against voltage surges and lost power, it ought to last pretty much forever. Seems the only routers & firewalls I have seem taken out are the ones that are not fully protected from electrical problems. The rest of the issues are usally related to (mis)configurations.
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ted Roche > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 8:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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: [email protected] 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.
