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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: AndyO on July 18, 2006, 03:01:59 PM

Title: Public Server Only one nic
Post by: AndyO on July 18, 2006, 03:01:59 PM

Hi

I have an opportunity to put a server at my isp, directly on the public net. There is only 1 nic in the machine. Does anyone have an idea on how to configure SME7 for "gateway only" or "Public Server only" or what should we call it..

Title: Re: Public Server Only one nic
Post by: CharlieBrady on July 18, 2006, 05:45:02 PM

Quote from: "AndyO"

I have an opportunity to put a server at my isp, directly on the public net. There is only 1 nic in the machine. Does anyone have an idea on how to configure SME7 for "gateway only" or "Public Server only" or what should we call it..

There's no such mode, and no simple way to set one up. Simplest solution for you is to add another NIC which just doesn't get used at the ISP.

Title: Public Server Only one nic
Post by: girkers on July 19, 2006, 07:26:08 AM

So Charlie are you saying that you can't just use Server Only mode?

If so why is that?

Title: Public Server Only one nic
Post by: gordonr on July 19, 2006, 07:55:48 AM

Quote from: "girkers"

So Charlie are you saying that you can't just use Server Only mode?

If so why is that?

All machines on the "local" network are allowed to access the services on the server. For server-only, the only network available is the "local" network, and so any machines which share your subnet at the ISP will have more access than you want to allow.

server-only mode should not be deployed on public networks, as advised in the documentation and the console.

As Charlie said, a second, unused "local" NIC is the simple solution.