Can I install 2003 SBS Prem onto my network, a Domain Ctrlr w/o IS

I have a SBS 2003 Premium installed with two NIC cards. My network has a
Wireless Dlink Router. There are 4 systems here and I have a bunch of
off-site locations that need to log onto the server for Exchange, SharePoint
and the new MS 3.0 CRM.

My technical knowledge is limited on ISA and I have been reading up - but I
need to get the SharePoint online now.

If I understand ISA, it is not necessary to run it in order to get
SharePoint and CRM functional. Correct me if I’m wrong with that. Is there
a major security issue if I just run the server behind the Dlink Firewall
temporarily? In this temporary solution, do I need to connect both the NIC
cards or just one. And, if both are not needed right now, which card do I
connect too?

One NIC has the IP statically assigned during the install process of
192.168.16.2 with preferred DNS as same. The second card is set to
‘automatically obtain’ (2nd).

How do I cable the system to get it online behind my Dlink firewall and get
SharePoint and CRM running? Do I run the DSL signal into the Auto Obtain NIC
(2nd) or into the other one that was statically assigned?

Once I plug the unit into the router, I’ll have a domain server running on
the network. Can I then create user log-ins for the internal 4 systems and
external locations to attach themselves to the Domain?

In this situation, I do not attach the statically assigned NIC to anything?
Is that correct?

I tried to determine which ISA server I have but can’t figure out how to
check that on the server. Where do I go to find that out?

The goal here is to get the server online for SharePoint and CRM right away.
Can I skip the ISA and get the system Domain online now with the intention
to get the ISA configured later?

Wow. These questions are so important for me to understand right now.
Please help!

Thanks.

See below....

core20 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I have a SBS 2003 Premium installed with two NIC cards. My network
> has a Wireless Dlink Router. There are 4 systems here and I have a
> bunch of off-site locations that need to log onto the server for
> Exchange, SharePoint and the new MS 3.0 CRM.
>
> My technical knowledge is limited on ISA and I have been reading up -
> but I need to get the SharePoint online now.
>
> If I understand ISA, it is not necessary to run it in order to get
> SharePoint and CRM functional. Correct me if I'm wrong with that.
> Is there a major security issue if I just run the server behind the
> Dlink Firewall temporarily? In this temporary solution, do I need to
> connect both the NIC cards or just one. And, if both are not needed
> right now, which card do I connect too?
>
> One NIC has the IP statically assigned during the install process of
> 192.168.16.2 with preferred DNS as same. The second card is set to
> 'automatically obtain' (2nd).
>
> How do I cable the system to get it online behind my Dlink firewall
> and get SharePoint and CRM running? Do I run the DSL signal into the
> Auto Obtain NIC (2nd) or into the other one that was statically
> assigned?
>
> Once I plug the unit into the router, I'll have a domain server
> running on the network. Can I then create user log-ins for the
> internal 4 systems and external locations to attach themselves to the
> Domain?
>
> In this situation, I do not attach the statically assigned NIC to
> anything? Is that correct?
>
> I tried to determine which ISA server I have but can't figure out how
> to check that on the server. Where do I go to find that out?
>
> The goal here is to get the server online for SharePoint and CRM
> right away. Can I skip the ISA and get the system Domain online now
> with the intention to get the ISA configured later?
>
> Wow. These questions are so important for me to understand right now.
> Please help!
>
> Thanks.


Hi - since you're using SBS, I strongly suggest you repost in
microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs. That suite does a LOT of things its own
way, and you ignore its wizards at your peril. I'm setting followups to go
to that group and this one as well, in case you don't subscribe to that
group (but you should).

Short answer is, if you want to use ISA, you need two NICs. If you're not
going to put ISA on, you don't need two NICs, but you need a better firewall
than the Dlink you're using (and I'd suggest a good hardware firewall
appliance w/a separate access point...even if you use ISA).