Configuring the small office network

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Configuring the small office network

To configure the small office network in this scenario, the following steps are completed:

  1. Network adapters are installed and configured.

  2. The Routing and Remote Access service is installed.

  3. Routing protocols are added to each router.

  4. The DHCP relay agent is installed and configured.

  5. A WINS or DNS name server is installed.

These steps are outlined in the following sections and are intended as general guidelines for setting up a small office routed IP network.

Installing and configuring network adapters

To install and configure network adapters, the following steps are performed:

  1. Two network adapters are installed in every router.

  2. The drivers for the network adapters are installed.

  3. The TCP/IP protocol is installed.

  4. IP addresses are configured on the network adapters.

The following table shows the IP addresses for this small office network scenario.

Router Network adapter connected to IP address

Router 1

Network A

192.168.1.1
 

Network B

192.168.2.1

Router 2

Network B

192.168.2.2
 

Network C

192.168.3.1

Installing the Routing and Remote Access service

For this small office network scenario, the Routing and Remote Access service is installed. For more information about installing the Routing and Remote Access service, see Enable the Routing and Remote Access service.

Configuring RIP for dynamic IP routing

To implement dynamic IP routing for this small office network, the RIP routing protocol is added and then both LAN interfaces are added to RIP. For more information, see Add an IP routing protocol and Add a routing interface.

Installing and configuring the DHCP Relay Agent

In this small office network scenario, for Router 1, the DHCP Relay Agent is enabled for the interface that is on Network A. For Router 2, the DHCP Relay Agent is enabled for the interface that is on Network C. The DHCP server is also configured so that the clients on all the networks can use DHCP.

For information about configuring the DHCP Relay Agent, see Configure the DHCP Relay Agent.

Installing a WINS or DNS name server

To access network resources by using NetBIOS or domain names, a WINS or DNS name server is installed. For more information, see WINS Overview and DNS Overview.

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