requirements for exchng srvr

[mjpolito]

I need to setup an exchng srvr inside my lan, for testing.

I have a domain name registered. The same company that registered the domain name is hosting my email (register.com).

I also have a pix firewall (501), and an exchng srvr (running 2000 or 2003).

I can get a cisco router with as many interfaces as I need. Plus I can get as many static ip's as required from my isp (optonline.net - long island).

I need some advice on how to set this up, not the exchng software, but the layer 3 stuff.

Do I need just 1 static ip for the server, or do I need 2 static ip's - 1 for server & one for pix?

Do I need to get a router with 3 interfaces, outside, dmz & inside, & put exchngsrvr in the dmz?

I'm assuming at a certain point I need to tell register.com that I am now administering the email service?

I'm assuming I also need to setup an A record & an MX record in DNS, right?

Do I contact optonline.net (my isp at the office here) or do I contact register.com (who registered my domain name & who currently hosts my email service)??

What ports need to be opened on the firewall? Is there a Cisco TAC article on this?

Mike

 

[AJ1982]

Alternatively,


All you need is one public IP address, forwarding port 25 (SMTP) to your XSrvr box.

If you want outside web access, also fwd port 80.

Ta

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