2 networks

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Turk

Can some tell me what the easiest and relativitly cheap
way of joining 2 networks together.

Network 'A' 192.168.0.x
Network 'B' 192.168.10.x

I want to be able to limit the access between the 2
networks. Can you also describe a little bit as to how
to go about doing it to.

Thanks,
Turk
 
You just use a regular router. Don't confuse that with "Internet NAT
Devices", that is not what I am talking about. I mean just a regular
router,...you can create one out of a Windows machine. Even just an old
simply NT4 workstation could do it.
 
Install a second NIC in any Windows machine and enable routing. In Windows
2000 Professional you do this by:

1. Start/Run regedit ENTER

2. Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

3. Double click on IPEnableRouter and set the value to 1.

Connect one NIC on the Win2k machine to Network A and the other to Network
B - you will want to statically configure the IPs for these NICs. Then set
the default gateway (or a static route) on the Network A machines to point
to the Win2k's Network A adapter - configure Network B machines to point to
the Network B adapter. How you restrict access depends on what kind of
access you are trying to restrict. Any Win2k machine can be configured to
deny network access by user or group, OR. any machine configured with the
wrong gateway will have no access to the other network, Or use Share and
NTFS permissions, Or you could install a firewall on the multihomed
computer, Or .........

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
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