Topic: Secondary Private IP Address Requirement

[gundar]

Hi

Just off the top of your head, is it possible to add a secondary ip address to the private side of the SME Server, or, to put that another way, is there a way to have an SME server in Server-Only mode and have two IP addresses of different subnets?

Thoughts, comments (relative) and links?

Regars

Gund

[johnp]

No, but you can add additional local networks with the appropriate gateway address

[CharlieBrady]

What problem are you trying to solve? Why do you want a second IP address?

[gundar]

Hi

Thanks for the tips.

John, does that gateway address bind to the SME Server?

Charlie, the customer has layer two switch infrastructure and wants network sgregation. Secondary IP addresses is one quick fix I know of around this. I am open to other ideas...

Thanks for your quick responses. I always tell potentials that this forum is very quick and accurate to resolve problems.

Cheers


Gund

[mmccarn]

The layer 2 switch should be able to do all the fancy routing you need - as well as providing ACLs between "trusted" and "untrusted" networks.

[johnp]

I think it would need to be a layer 3 switch for routing etal

[CharlieBrady]

The layer 2 switch should be able to do all the fancy routing you need - as well as providing ACLs between "trusted" and "untrusted" networks.

If it does IP routing it's not a layer 2 switch...

[CharlieBrady]

Charlie, the customer has layer two switch infrastructure and wants network sgregation. Secondary IP addresses is one quick fix I know of around this

That might be one way of pretending to have network segregation. An IP alias, with all devices on the same broadcast network fabric is not network segregation.

You'll have to work out exactly what they mean by "network segregation" and what their exact requirements are.

[johnp]

Not to get to far off topic for this forum Since you are in server only mode, I assume that there is a gateway router to the internet. Depending on what model, you may be able to do some kind of router on a stick to route between network segments

[gundar]

Thanks for the support and good ideas.

I'll see what's out there and try get more facts.

Cheers


Gund