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Got a problem I need a solution for. Hopefully someone can help.
My setup is a dsl modem going into a switch. out of the switch into 2 different routers. one router has the setup for the webserver(windows 2000/apache) and the webserver is on that router by itself. The other router has my 6 XP machines lan with each access to the net and other machines.
None of the lan can access the webserver without going through the internet.
Problem is I need to transfer large files on a daily basis to the webserver from my main work machine. ftp is to slow.
Since they are on different routers they of course can't talk to each other. If I put them all on the same router I can connect to the webserver via the lan but not through the internet. I would imagine that hs something to do with the router.
To get around that problem I was thinking of setting up 2 nic cards in the main work machine and the webserver. I could do a different ip and gateway for these additional cards and use a null modem cable.
Is this workable or is there a better way?
Marshall
Alternately, consider reconfiguring your network. Put ALL machines behind the switch. Put the routers in front of the switch, not behind it.
If you put all of the machines on the same subnet, now they can talk to each other.
If your web server operates on a NAT behind the switch, you are done. Otherwise, if your server is using public Internet addresses, you will need to add a second logical (not physical) interface (ifconfig in Linux, found somewhere in advanced network configuration in Windows) so that it can participate in the local subnet.
