Hello,
Need some help with setting up a network correctly.
Ok, my boss has asked me to setup the server in our depot workshop for use over the internet - the idea being that he can access some programs remotely. The server controls software within a private network and has access to the internet, but that is all. Hes looking to have it take over much of what the router does, such as assigning IP's, etc. Now I could find lots of guides to setup Win Server 08 to do exactly that and setup the router not to assign IP's on the network. The issue im having is figuring out what way is best to wire the whole thing up!
Right now its setup like this; Router/modem -> switch -> server & rest of network.
Now if he wants to set up like he wants, im assuming it needs to be like; Router/modem -> server -> switch -> rest of network? (If this doesnt have to be, do say)
So if I did have to set up the network with the server in front of the switch, do I have to actually wire it as such? See right now the switch sits between the router/modem and the server. And there is two ethernet ports on the back of this server, but one is only used right now. My concern is that if I dont change the wiring, the switch isnt going to work right. Does it matter if a router/modem directs all traffic to the server via the switch, then having the server do its stuff (such as assign IP, control software) by sending it back through the switch and to everywhere else EXCEPT the router/modem? You can see this confuses me big time :(
Oh and also, just because im curious! Is there any sort of performance difference between Win server 08 assigning IP's and a router/modem? The router does it well enough right now, just wondering if a server does it any faster/slower?
Thanks for reading!
Oppos
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