OK, I get it now. I was missing that part of the picture. I was imagine the clients having to go through the maze of ISA servers to finally reach the Internet, which would have put the right through the DMZ and that just didn't seem right. Look, the sun... Amy Harbor Computer Services Small Business Computer Specialists Client Blog: http://smalltechnotes.blogspot.com/ Tech Blog: http://isainsbs.blogspot.com/ Website: http://www.harborcomputerservices.net/ -----Original Message----- From: Thor (Hammer of God) [mailto:thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 8:26 PM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] RE: External Network Logic http://www.ISAserver.org Internal network PC's go out a different ISA server altogether for Internet via a business class high speed cable circuit I have specifically for client Internet access. It's a 6 meg circuit that supports around 80 of my people, and is working well. I don't commingle my business services in the DMZ with outbound net access. That would be silly ;) The "client-server" ISA will not affect Internet access. t ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Babinchak" <amy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 5:07 PM Subject: [isalist] RE: External Network Logic http://www.ISAserver.org How many hops does that make to the Internet for the Internal network PC's? Amy Harbor Computer Services Small Business Computer Specialists Client Blog: http://smalltechnotes.blogspot.com/ Tech Blog: http://isainsbs.blogspot.com/ Website: http://www.harborcomputerservices.net/ -----Original Message----- From: Thor (Hammer of God) [mailto:thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 8:06 PM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] RE: External Network Logic http://www.ISAserver.org OK- just so we're on the same page-- I'm not talking about my back-to-back DMZ config that does indeed have a DMZ Perimeter network on the BE ISA for my FE Exchange server. That's done. I'm not talking about a NEW box going into my internal network to physically separate client systems from server systems. That's the one I was talking about having 2 nics with no "External" resources. t ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:41 PM Subject: [isalist] RE: External Network Logic > http://www.ISAserver.org > > This isn't a back-to-back config. This is a single server going in > between my clients and my servers... There won't be a way to "NAT to the > Internet" in that config as the only defined rule will be a route > relationship from the Perimeter to the Internal. > > I understand the concept that "Internet" is is the default gateway, but in > this case, there can't be a "Nat" relationship anywhere. > t > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:25 PM > Subject: [isalist] RE: External Network Logic > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > No, the Internet is always there, unless you're talking about a > caponized ISA firewall (single NIC). > > The Internet is reached via the NIC with the default gateway defined on > it, which in a back to back config would be the internal interface of > the FE ISA firewall. > > There is one point of confusion induced by the UI -- and that's the > ability to create an "external Network". There is no difference from > the firewall's point of view between a perimeter Network and an external > Network. So, you can create another external Network if you like, but > its *exactly the same* as a perimeter network from ISA's multinetworking > point of view. The default External Network is always there (except for > the unihomed ISA firewall). > > For example, if a client on the default Internal Network connects to a > host on the perimeter network between the ISA firewalls, the connections > are routed and the source IP address is not replaced. If a host on the > default internal Network connects to an IP addresses that is part of the > default External Network (which is the Internet) the connection will be > NATed. > > The ISA firewall's ability to enable control over your route > relationships really does give you a lot of flexibility. > > Thomas W Shinder, M.D. > Site: www.isaserver.org > Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/drisa/ > Book: http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7 > MVP -- ISA Firewalls > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Thor (Hammer of God) [mailto:thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 5:39 PM >> To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] >> Subject: [isalist] RE: External Network Logic >> >> http://www.ISAserver.org >> >> One thing though, just so I understand-- How would I NAT to >> the Internet? >> There *is no* "Internet" per se in a 2 NIC config with both >> defined as ISA >> Firewall Networks, right? There would be route relationship from the >> Internal to the DMZ Perimeter. The Internet would only exist if an >> Interface was added and not defined elsewhere, correct? >> t >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 3:01 PM >> Subject: [isalist] RE: External Network Logic >> >> >> http://www.ISAserver.org >> >> The default External Network is defined as all addresses that >> defined by >> any other ISA firewall Network. So, there is still an >> external network, >> you just don't have any access to it, since you've created >> ISA firewall >> Networks for both the NIC (one for the default Internal >> Network and one >> for the ISA firewall Network representing the perimeter network NIC). >> >> You can use this in a number of scenarios, like turning the >> DMZ between >> the BE and FE ISA firewall into an ISA firewall Network and creating a >> route Network Rule between that and the default Internal Network, but >> still NAT'ing to the Internet. Pretty slick, eh? >> >> Thomas W Shinder, M.D. >> Site: www.isaserver.org >> Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/drisa/ >> Book: http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7 >> MVP -- ISA Firewalls >> **Who is John Galt?** >> >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Thor (Hammer of God) [mailto:thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> > Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:57 PM >> > To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] >> > Subject: [isalist] External Network Logic >> > >> > http://www.ISAserver.org >> > >> > So, you've got ISA with 2 NIC's. You define the Internal >> > range on one NIC, >> > leaving the other NIC as "External." You then add a >> > perimeter network, and >> > give it the IP range of what used to be the "External" NIC. >> > What happens to >> > the concept of the External network since you now have a >> > trusted Internal >> > network and a less trusted "Perimeter" network, but no real >> > "External" >> > network anymore. Will it just be an "empty" network set >> > sitting there all >> > alone in the cold, cold ground? >> > >> > t >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------ >> > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist >> > ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp >> > ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ >> > ------------------------------------------------------ >> > Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: >> > http://www.techgenix.com >> > ------------------------------------------------------ >> > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion >> > List as: tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > To unsubscribe visit >> > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist >> > Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >> > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------ >> List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist >> 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