VPN and ICS sharing

I have a client who uses two Netgear FVS 318 routers to VPN between two
offices over a Broadband connection. They now want to install 2003 server
with ICS in one building. My question is: Can I enable ICS on the server and
still continue to use the two routers for the vpn connection?

it depens. site to site vpn should work. however, since he add ics, he wiil add another nic and subnet.

why do he need to use ICS? I would use NAT instead. ths page talks about different nat and ics. http://www.chicagotech.net/nat.htm

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"Jim B" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
I have a client who uses two Netgear FVS 318 routers to VPN between two
offices over a Broadband connection. They now want to install 2003 server
with ICS in one building. My question is: Can I enable ICS on the server and
still continue to use the two routers for the vpn connection?

Jim B wrote:
> I have a client who uses two Netgear FVS 318 routers to VPN between
> two offices over a Broadband connection. They now want to install
> 2003 server with ICS in one building. My question is: Can I enable
> ICS on the server and still continue to use the two routers for the
> vpn connection?

Well, since it sounds like the office they want to install this in, already
has a Netgear to handle NAT, why would you want to use the far clunkier ICS
rather than just pointing everyone at the NetGear LAN IP for the default
gateway?

Since the Netgear router is providing DHCP services all I should have to do
is input the routers default gateway into each client?
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<(E-Mail Removed) ahoo.com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jim B wrote:
>> I have a client who uses two Netgear FVS 318 routers to VPN between
>> two offices over a Broadband connection. They now want to install
>> 2003 server with ICS in one building. My question is: Can I enable
>> ICS on the server and still continue to use the two routers for the
>> vpn connection?
>
> Well, since it sounds like the office they want to install this in,
> already
> has a Netgear to handle NAT, why would you want to use the far clunkier
> ICS
> rather than just pointing everyone at the NetGear LAN IP for the default
> gateway?
>
>

Jim B wrote:
> Since the Netgear router is providing DHCP services all I should
> have to do is input the routers default gateway into each client?

Set up the DHCP server on the NetGear to dish all the appropriate info out
to the clients - IP, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS servers (I manually
specify these in the DHCP options rather than letting the NetGear cache
anything). Much easier.


> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed) ahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Jim B wrote:
>>> I have a client who uses two Netgear FVS 318 routers to VPN between
>>> two offices over a Broadband connection. They now want to install
>>> 2003 server with ICS in one building. My question is: Can I enable
>>> ICS on the server and still continue to use the two routers for the
>>> vpn connection?
>>
>> Well, since it sounds like the office they want to install this in,
>> already
>> has a Netgear to handle NAT, why would you want to use the far
>> clunkier ICS
>> rather than just pointing everyone at the NetGear LAN IP for the
>> default gateway?

Thanks again for the reply Lanwench. I agree letting the router dish out the
info to the clients.
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<(E-Mail Removed) ahoo.com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jim B wrote:
>> Since the Netgear router is providing DHCP services all I should
>> have to do is input the routers default gateway into each client?
>
> Set up the DHCP server on the NetGear to dish all the appropriate info out
> to the clients - IP, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS servers (I manually
> specify these in the DHCP options rather than letting the NetGear cache
> anything). Much easier.
>
>
>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>> <(E-Mail Removed) ahoo.com> wrote in
>> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Jim B wrote:
>>>> I have a client who uses two Netgear FVS 318 routers to VPN between
>>>> two offices over a Broadband connection. They now want to install
>>>> 2003 server with ICS in one building. My question is: Can I enable
>>>> ICS on the server and still continue to use the two routers for the
>>>> vpn connection?
>>>
>>> Well, since it sounds like the office they want to install this in,
>>> already
>>> has a Netgear to handle NAT, why would you want to use the far
>>> clunkier ICS
>>> rather than just pointing everyone at the NetGear LAN IP for the
>>> default gateway?
>
>

Jim B wrote:
> Thanks again for the reply Lanwench. I agree letting the router dish
> out the info to the clients.

You're welcome - post back if you need more help.

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed) ahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Jim B wrote:
>>> Since the Netgear router is providing DHCP services all I should
>>> have to do is input the routers default gateway into each client?
>>
>> Set up the DHCP server on the NetGear to dish all the appropriate
>> info out to the clients - IP, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS
>> servers (I manually specify these in the DHCP options rather than
>> letting the NetGear cache anything). Much easier.
>>
>>
>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>>> <(E-Mail Removed) ahoo.com> wrote in
>>> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Jim B wrote:
>>>>> I have a client who uses two Netgear FVS 318 routers to VPN
>>>>> between two offices over a Broadband connection. They now want to
>>>>> install 2003 server with ICS in one building. My question is: Can
>>>>> I enable ICS on the server and still continue to use the two
>>>>> routers for the vpn connection?
>>>>
>>>> Well, since it sounds like the office they want to install this in,
>>>> already
>>>> has a Netgear to handle NAT, why would you want to use the far
>>>> clunkier ICS
>>>> rather than just pointing everyone at the NetGear LAN IP for the
>>>> default gateway?