Server and NAS device - any way to segment?

We have a server with 2 NIC's (currently using 1 only) which sits on
the outside world; no firewall just IDS software. We have a NAS device
that we would like to use for this server only - it also has 2 NIC's
available. Due to the lack of security of the NAS device - it CANNOT
sit on the outside world. Is there any way using switches, NIC's
whatever that I can get the NAS unit to connect to the server without
exposing the NAS to the outside world? Thanks - Bill

Connet the two using the un-used Nic on the Server. Make sure that you use a
*different* subnet and do *not* enable "routing" on the server. This way
the server can see the NAS Device via the alternate Nic but nothing can
route "across" the server from the primary Nic.

No "gateway" would be required on this second Nic, leave that blank.

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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

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> We have a server with 2 NIC's (currently using 1 only) which sits on
> the outside world; no firewall just IDS software. We have a NAS device
> that we would like to use for this server only - it also has 2 NIC's
> available. Due to the lack of security of the NAS device - it CANNOT
> sit on the outside world. Is there any way using switches, NIC's
> whatever that I can get the NAS unit to connect to the server without
> exposing the NAS to the outside world? Thanks - Bill