[questions about my topology (lab)]

Hello,

Over the past year studying network theory, I've never been able to practice. That's why I decided to make a laboratory to practice what I learned.

Here is the topology that I just made with Visio:

I have some questions:

How to choose between fast ethernet and Gigabyte cables ? Where is important to use GB?

Does Snort and Nagios are well placed (I have never used, I just know what's their goal?

Have you any ideas for improvement my topology? should I use another router to improve this network?

What do you recommend for the firewall? I thought about pfSense.

sorry for my english :/

[1 server 2008 AD & 1 server DNS/DHCP]

ok it's good it works well now. Thanks you guys ^_^

[1 server 2008 AD & 1 server DNS/DHCP]

Thanks you guys.

I must install DNS and DHCP only on the Network Server and Active Directory only on the DC server.

Actually my virtual LAN is now Host-only in VMware with :

AD server : 192.168.2.2

Network server (DNS/DHCP): 192.168.2.3

I have disable firewalls and now I can ping each others.

Now I try to configure my DNS Server. I think it's not configured properly because when running DCPROMO Windows Wizard doesn't find my DNS server.

So when I try to connect my Network server in the Domain I got a DNS failure.

I have Set 127.0.0.1 in DNS address on Network server and 192.168.2.3 on AD server.

[1 server 2008 AD & 1 server DNS/DHCP]

Hello guys I need your help to create my LAN on VMware

I want to create a LAN with:

- 1 DC Server AD with Windows Server 2008

- 1 Network Server DNS/DHCP with Windows Server 2008

- Clients on XP

I don’t understand where I must begin. For example, I saw that AD role include DNS role but I don’t want the DNS role in my Domain Controller server. I want DNS role on my network server. Can I do that?

It’s possible to create this LAN on VMware without communicates/disturb my Home LAN?

I set 192.168.1.10 255.255.255.0 on my Active Directory Server and 192.168.1.11 255.255.255.0 on my Network Server but What I can set for the Gateway? I need absolutely a router or I can do it without a router?