Windows 2000 server as router

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This is why you must have two or more NICs in a system if you are going to use it as a true router. Technically speaking, even if you assign each NIC a different default gateway, Windows will only use a single default gateway. Set up Windows NT 4. To enable routing on a Windows NT 4.

This will cause Windows to display the Network properties sheet. Now that you have enabled routing, packets will be able to flow between networks attached to the server. To do so, return to the Network properties sheet and select the Services tab. Click OK one more time to close the Network Properties sheet.

At this point, you may be prompted for your Windows NT installation CD and you may be asked to reboot the server as well. Set up Windows as a router The procedure for setting up Windows Server as a router is quite a bit different from setting up Windows NT 4.

The Routing and Remote Access snap-in should now be available in the console. Right-click the Server Status option and select the Add Server command from the resulting shortcut menu. Select the This Computer option and click OK. Right-click the listing for the server in the column to the left and select the Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access command from the resulting shortcut menu. Select the Network Router option and click Next.

At this point, Windows will display the protocols that are loaded on your server and will ask you if you need to install additional protocols. Select the option that indicates that the protocol of choice is on the list, and click Next. Windows will now ask you if you need to configure a demand dial connection to a remote network. Therefore, select No and click Next. Windows will now show you a configuration summary screen. Click Finish and Windows will enable routing on the server and start the appropriate services.