D-Link DI-604 as router/firewall only ?

Hi,

(if this is not an appropriate NG, please redirect me)

does anyone know if I can use a D-Link DI-604 as router only ?
I do have a DSL modem that is used to connect to my ISP with a static IP
address. This modem has a built-in swith and some networking features that I
don't want to use. What I would like to do is to connect the DI-604 right
behind my modem and use its routing/firewall features (i.e. not using the
DI-604 to establish an Internet connection). Do I have to use a static IP on
the D-link WAN port ?

Internet <---> (Static External IP) Modem (Static Internal IP) <---> (Static
WAN IP) D-Link DI604 <---> SBS network

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Xavier

It really depends on the properties of the modem-switch rather than the
D-Link. Which device is going to do NAT? You would really want the
modem/switch to do nothing to the incoming traffic but forward everything to
the D-Link's WAN interface. Otherwise the traffic for the private LAN will
never be delivered.

You will also need to turn off some of the D-Link's features that will
conflict with Active Directory. The sbs server and all the client machines
will need to use the local DNS server but use the D-Link as their default
gateway. You will also need to decide whether the D-Link or the sbs server
does DHCP.

Xavier wrote:
> Hi,
>
> (if this is not an appropriate NG, please redirect me)
>
> does anyone know if I can use a D-Link DI-604 as router only ?
> I do have a DSL modem that is used to connect to my ISP with a static
> IP address. This modem has a built-in swith and some networking
> features that I don't want to use. What I would like to do is to
> connect the DI-604 right behind my modem and use its routing/firewall
> features (i.e. not using the DI-604 to establish an Internet
> connection). Do I have to use a static IP on the D-link WAN port ?
>
> Internet <---> (Static External IP) Modem (Static Internal IP) <--->
> (Static WAN IP) D-Link DI604 <---> SBS network
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Xavier

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your confirmation and hints. I got it working right now by using
a static IP as WAN IP in the DI-604. DHCP is handled by the SBS and disabled
on the DI-604. NAT is handled by the DI-604 as well.

Thanks,

Xavier


"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
news:%23K%(E-Mail Removed)...
> It really depends on the properties of the modem-switch rather than the
> D-Link. Which device is going to do NAT? You would really want the
> modem/switch to do nothing to the incoming traffic but forward everything
> to the D-Link's WAN interface. Otherwise the traffic for the private LAN
> will never be delivered.
>
> You will also need to turn off some of the D-Link's features that will
> conflict with Active Directory. The sbs server and all the client machines
> will need to use the local DNS server but use the D-Link as their default
> gateway. You will also need to decide whether the D-Link or the sbs server
> does DHCP.
>
> Xavier wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> (if this is not an appropriate NG, please redirect me)
>>
>> does anyone know if I can use a D-Link DI-604 as router only ?
>> I do have a DSL modem that is used to connect to my ISP with a static
>> IP address. This modem has a built-in swith and some networking
>> features that I don't want to use. What I would like to do is to
>> connect the DI-604 right behind my modem and use its routing/firewall
>> features (i.e. not using the DI-604 to establish an Internet
>> connection). Do I have to use a static IP on the D-link WAN port ?
>>
>> Internet <---> (Static External IP) Modem (Static Internal IP) <--->
>> (Static WAN IP) D-Link DI604 <---> SBS network
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Xavier
>
>