In article <c0ec0g$156vl6$(E-Mail Removed)>,
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> I have a laptop which has Windows XP running on it. Currently its acting as
> a simple server running web/ftp server services. I would like to add a
> second network card to the laptop and have the laptop act as a router to
> provide access to all the machines I have on my internal network.
>
> I would need the XP box to be a DHCP server but is it possible for it to do
> full NAT? The reason I ask is that for access to my works LAN I have
> software which requires IPSec forwarding etc. I am looking at something like
> this
>
> Router
> (X.X.X.X)
> |
> |
> (X.X.X.X)
> Laptop Server
> (192.168.0.1)
> | |------------------------|
> | | |
> (192.168.0.2) (192.168.0.3) Wireless Access Point
> Laptop Desktop
>
> I want both the machines to simulaneously run VPN software.
>
> Is this possible or is it time to resort to a Linux box.
>
It's quite possible. Internet Connection Sharing is a NAT service. AS
for the switch to Linux, I would do anyway. Too many nasty viruses that
spread over Windows shares for my liking.
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