From: leihu@nojunk.com   
      
   Hello again, Mike and Others,   
      
   Now I've found another problem with my configuration stated in my original   
   post. I know this has something to do with the notorious browser.   
      
   With the configuration, the system is initially working fine. However, once   
   there's a user dial in via VPN, the server's name disappears from "My   
   Network Places" of other workstations. I need to reboot the server to let   
   its name back again. Even though a workstation cannot see the server's name   
   in "My Network Places", it can still ping the server using its name. It's   
   really strange. Is this because I use only one NIC? Any idea?   
      
   Thanks!   
      
   "Mike Drechsler - SPAM PROTECTED EMAIL"   
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   > Lei Hu wrote:   
   >> Hi there,   
   >>   
   >> I learnt from documents that to run VPN on a win2k/2k3 server, it needs   
   >> two network cards: one connected to the Internet, and one to the LAN.   
   >> That's fine, and I understand this. However, our 2k3 server has only one   
   >> NIC, and we configured the VPN, and it's working fine. Saying that, I'd   
   >> still like to know if there's any problem (mainly security issues I   
   >> guess) with this solution. Hope your Experts can explain to me. Thanks!   
   >>   
   >> This is what we have. We have about 20 machines with one win2k3 server,   
   >> all networked. The server functions as the domain controller, terminal   
   >> server, file server, etc.. And we have an ADSL modem with built in router   
   >> for the broadband connection. I think this is a typical network structure   
   >> in today's small businesss company.   
   >>   
   >> Now we have a new branch in a different suburb, and people there would   
   >> like to access the data and use the terminal service in the main branch.   
   >> So we configured the 2k3 server to add VPN services. We then modified the   
   >> modem/router configuration to open the VPN port (actually, this is the   
   >> only port opened). Everything is working fine to me. But back to my   
   >> question above, is there any security pitfall with this? Or, do you guys   
   >> have any other smarter ideas to achieve this?   
   >>   
   >> Thanks!!   
   >>   
   >> Lei   
   >   
   > This setup is fine.  You usually need 2 network cards if the server is   
   > providing the internet accesss to the rest of the network (acting as the   
   > router).   
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