Hardware Router vs. Sever ICS

[mwingeier]

I currently have a hardware router set up with my home network, running Win2k Pro and Advanced Server. I know the flexibility I would gain by having my server be the router, but are there any downsides, other than two NICs and other hardware items?

 

[FaiTHLeSS]

depends on what you are going to use? ICS or RRAS. If you are going to use ICS then you would be better of with your hardware router. Im not sure why you would want to switch, everytime you reboot or do something to your server box you are going to down ur Inet conection. I would stick with your hardware router. You would also have to setup a firewall on the server to.

hth

 

[mwingeier]

True, I guess I just wanted to circumvent the problem that my router's reserve IP function doesn't work properly, and possibly engage some more advanced filtering mechanisms. Thanks.