Installing Second Network Adaptor

Hello,

I am creating a Video LAN and would like to set up my Windows 2003 Server
with 2 Network Adaptors. While I should be able to access the internet from
my first network adaptor, I should be able to connect my server with four
video client editing machines without internet access. The client video
editing machines run Windows XP Professional SP2. How should I go about it?
Any help from your side will be thankfully appreciated.

Another question! Can I run Windows XP Pro SP2 on my Server too? Or would
you recommend running Windows 2003 Server?

Many thanks and regards,
SG

What exactly do you want this server machine to do? You obviously don't
want it to provide Internet access for the other workstations. Do you want
it to act as a file server for them?

What is the purpose of the Internet connection? Do you just need to
download things from the Internet, or do you want to run a web server.

SG wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am creating a Video LAN and would like to set up my Windows 2003
> Server with 2 Network Adaptors. While I should be able to access the
> internet from my first network adaptor, I should be able to connect
> my server with four video client editing machines without internet
> access. The client video editing machines run Windows XP
> Professional SP2. How should I go about it? Any help from your side
> will be thankfully appreciated.
> Another question! Can I run Windows XP Pro SP2 on my Server too? Or
> would you recommend running Windows 2003 Server?
>
> Many thanks and regards,
> SG

Yes. You are right.

1. The server will be a File Server for my Video LAN. The four clients are
Video Editing machines.

2. The purpose of Internet is just to have internet access to the server to
download files, etc.

Thanks,
SG


"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> What exactly do you want this server machine to do? You obviously don't
> want it to provide Internet access for the other workstations. Do you want
> it to act as a file server for them?
>
> What is the purpose of the Internet connection? Do you just need to
> download things from the Internet, or do you want to run a web server.
>
> SG wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am creating a Video LAN and would like to set up my Windows 2003
>> Server with 2 Network Adaptors. While I should be able to access the
>> internet from my first network adaptor, I should be able to connect
>> my server with four video client editing machines without internet
>> access. The client video editing machines run Windows XP
>> Professional SP2. How should I go about it? Any help from your side
>> will be thankfully appreciated.
>> Another question! Can I run Windows XP Pro SP2 on my Server too? Or
>> would you recommend running Windows 2003 Server?
>>
>> Many thanks and regards,
>> SG
>
>

That should work OK as long as the "public" NIC is not in the same IP
subnet as the LAN machines. The server should have firewall software
installed unless its "public" NIC is already behind a firewall/router.

XP Pro can run as a file server in a simple network. The server version
gives you extra flexibility (but costs more, of course). Only you can decide
whether it is justified, based on what you need it to do. SBS (small
business server) costs less than standard server 2003 but is not suitable
for this setup.

SG wrote:
> Yes. You are right.
>
> 1. The server will be a File Server for my Video LAN. The four
> clients are Video Editing machines.
>
> 2. The purpose of Internet is just to have internet access to the
> server to download files, etc.
>
> Thanks,
> SG
>
>
> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> What exactly do you want this server machine to do? You obviously
>> don't want it to provide Internet access for the other workstations.
>> Do you want it to act as a file server for them?
>>
>> What is the purpose of the Internet connection? Do you just need
>> to download things from the Internet, or do you want to run a web
>> server. SG wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am creating a Video LAN and would like to set up my Windows 2003
>>> Server with 2 Network Adaptors. While I should be able to access
>>> the internet from my first network adaptor, I should be able to
>>> connect my server with four video client editing machines without
>>> internet access. The client video editing machines run Windows XP
>>> Professional SP2. How should I go about it? Any help from your side
>>> will be thankfully appreciated.
>>> Another question! Can I run Windows XP Pro SP2 on my Server too? Or
>>> would you recommend running Windows 2003 Server?
>>>
>>> Many thanks and regards,
>>> SG

Thank you, once again. I appreciate your help.

Regards,
SG

"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> That should work OK as long as the "public" NIC is not in the same IP
> subnet as the LAN machines. The server should have firewall software
> installed unless its "public" NIC is already behind a firewall/router.
>
> XP Pro can run as a file server in a simple network. The server version
> gives you extra flexibility (but costs more, of course). Only you can
> decide whether it is justified, based on what you need it to do. SBS
> (small business server) costs less than standard server 2003 but is not
> suitable for this setup.
>
> SG wrote:
>> Yes. You are right.
>>
>> 1. The server will be a File Server for my Video LAN. The four
>> clients are Video Editing machines.
>>
>> 2. The purpose of Internet is just to have internet access to the
>> server to download files, etc.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> SG
>>
>>
>> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> What exactly do you want this server machine to do? You obviously
>>> don't want it to provide Internet access for the other workstations.
>>> Do you want it to act as a file server for them?
>>>
>>> What is the purpose of the Internet connection? Do you just need
>>> to download things from the Internet, or do you want to run a web
>>> server. SG wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am creating a Video LAN and would like to set up my Windows 2003
>>>> Server with 2 Network Adaptors. While I should be able to access
>>>> the internet from my first network adaptor, I should be able to
>>>> connect my server with four video client editing machines without
>>>> internet access. The client video editing machines run Windows XP
>>>> Professional SP2. How should I go about it? Any help from your side
>>>> will be thankfully appreciated.
>>>> Another question! Can I run Windows XP Pro SP2 on my Server too? Or
>>>> would you recommend running Windows 2003 Server?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks and regards,
>>>> SG
>
>