Planning for a translated connection

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

Planning for a translated connection

For this scenario, the network address translation addressing component on the network address translation computer automatically assigns unique addresses from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) private network IP of 192.168.0.0 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 to all the other computers on the home network.

Traditional routing protocols such as RIP and OSPF are not needed to propagate IP routing information on the home network. The computers on the home network receive the default gateway IP address of the network address translation computer. The network address translation computer must be configured with a default route. For an example of adding the default route on the server running Routing and Remote Access, see Add a default static IP route.

If the Internet service provider (ISP) is on the MBone, the multicast backbone of the Internet, it can forward IP multicast traffic from the Internet. To receive the multicast traffic, the interfaces on the server running Routing and Remote Access are configured for IGMP router mode or IGMP proxy mode. For more information, see Configuring a translated connection.

Computers on the home network are configured to use any services provided by an ISP, such as Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) servers and mail servers.

Notes

  • The example companies, organizations, products, people and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person or event is intended or should be inferred.

  • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is not available on Windows XP 64-bit Edition (Itanium) and the 64-bit versions of the Windows Server 2003 family.