Enabling Windows Server 2008 as Router - The router is a device or application program which serves to connect between two or more distinct networks to pass data from one network to another. Routers usually used for connecting between networks within the LAN (Local Area Netwrk), LAN network with a WAN (Wide Arena Network), WAN networks with WAN or LAN also to menghubngkan with a telecommunications service to access the public network (internet). Maybe some people think router is a bridge (bridge), but more than that a router can filter traffic data, dividing the network into several sub-sub-network and routing to obtain the shortest path or another also provide an alternative link if the link main break or is busy.
There are 2 kinds of routers, the router device and the router software. The router device is a device or hardware that serves as a router such as Cisco Routers, Maipu, 3Com, and other Mikrotik lian. Router software is an application program is installed on an operating system that functions as a router for example RRAS (Routing and Remote Access), Winroute, WinGate, SpyGate and WinProxy.
In this article the author wants to share knowledge of how to enable Windows Server 2008 as a Router. In order to enable Windows Server 2008 as a router you must install (add role) RRAS first. RRAS (Routing and Remote Access) is a network service that can function as:
- Dialup remote access server.
- VPN (Virtual Privite Network) Server.
- Router
- NAT (Network Address Translation).
- Dial up and VPN demand-dial router.
There RRAS on Windows versions 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2008. As a simple example I will create a router to connect 2 different networks as shown in the picture below.
Here are the steps to create a router Windows:
1. To perform this exercise, the previous Windows Server 2008 must already terintal and has 2 NICs (Network adapter).
2. Then open Server Manager, click Server Manager icon located on the taskbar.
3. Then on the left menu click menu and select Add Roles Roles.
4. Roles RRAS features found on the Network Policy and Access Services, click the option Network Policy and Access Services and then click Next.
4. Fitur RRAS terdapat pada Roles Network Policy and Access Services, klik opsi Network Policy and Access Services kemudian klik Next.
6. Because we only want to functioning as a router only, the select option Routing and Remote Access services, if you want to also enable a RADIUS server you can select the option Network Policy Server. Check the option Routing and Remote Access services (such as in the picture below) then click the Next button.
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