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Hey Kewlx25! Would you recommend moving the PDC(DHCP/DNS/AD) to the LAN segment? How do I provide nameserver resolution on the WAN side for the web-server? Should I just add a DNS server to the web-server or should this be performed by a dedicated system? Thanks again for your feedback...

That does appear to work. Thank you for all your insight Bill! I thought I was having some domain name mapping issues but they seem to have all but evaporated. I hope it stays that way. Are there any specific firewall features I should hone in on or that you'd recommend closer examination of?

Kewlx25, It's great to hear someone put those words out. Thank you for chiming in!

Ok, I think I'm starting to understand. I'd like to emulate the strategy most large commercial installs follow, as per your original advice. It sounds to me like this is more the setup you are describing *crossing fingers* ;)

I whipped up the following diagram as my interpretation to your advice Bill001g. What I also hear you saying is that the Gateway modem/router should be handling all the dirty work going from public to private ip, no special configurations necessary (e.g. NAT)? Is this a fair interpretation?

Hey bill001g - thanks for stopping by and chiming in! Could you elaborate on what routing a subnet might look like with respect to the network diagram? It seems like NAT or static routing might fit this description of subnet routing. Here's Comcast's recommendation for a single static IP.

Hi there! I was hoping to consult ya'll regarding the network topology for my home business, running on comcast business internet with 5 static-ip addresses. The first image below reflects my current setup but it doesn't work for the WAN side of things, and it's my understanding that NAT is...