Block Internet Access On Windows Server 2003

[alext97]

Hi,

I have a windows server 2003 ent., with about 6pcs and a couple of macs. I don't want the server to connect to the internet, though every computer only has one network card. I want all the clients to access the internet but not the server. How do I set this up.

Thanks

 

[eibgrad]

Manually configure the server's TCP/IP configuration w/ a static IP (which you probably should be doing already anyway) and simply don't specify a gateway IP. It can’t use the internet if it doesn’t know how to find it!

 

[alext97]

Thanks for the reply, the gateway for the server is the IP address for DNS
so that means that the server shouldn't get an internet connection

 

[eibgrad]

That assumes the DNS server isn't also the router! In some cases, it might very well be the same machine (e.g., my dd-wrt router is also my local DNS server).

If you don't want a machine to access the internet, it's gateway IP should not be specified!

 

[alext97]

thanks again sorry for the confusion
the Primary DNS Server is the ip address of the same server for network accounts no other DNS is listed