Computer as router within Windows?

[integramodder]

I have a server running Windows with two gigabit ports. Id like to have WAN on 1 and then the other going to a switch on which the rest of the computers sit along with an access point. I want to have my internet running through this machine for various logging and monitoring purposes.

Has anyone does this? What software did you use?

 

[VirtualLarry]

Windows' built-in ICS can do this.

 

[JackMDS]

Windows ICS would not work this way only if it used on a real server computer (like Windows 2003 with ISA).

Regular Windows client OS (like XP and Vista) when using ICS, the Host computer does not get involved in processing the content of whatever goes into the Client Computer.

I never tried these applications, take a close look at it may be it can do what you need.

http://www.rocketdownload.com/...raffic-meter-5659.html

http://www.nat32.com/

 

[MedicBob]

RRAS?

 

[mxnerd]

PRTG? there is a freeware version.

http://www.paessler.com/prtg

*EDIT*

Sorry, I misread the contents.

PRTG is only for monitoring.

Yeah, I think you should turn on and configure Windows server built-in RRAS.

 

[integramodder]

I'm running Windows Server 2008 R2 now. Can I use to RRAS to monitor and route or does it have to be combined with something like PRTG?

What about other features of a router like DHCP, DDNS, etc? Is there any way of getting a linux DD-WRT to run in an emulator?

 

[mxnerd]

I don't have experience with server 2008.

I do run IPCop in a server's VMware environment, but I only use it as simple tools to block users to visit some website.