We have WS2008 with 2 servers in our DMZ that are network load balanced. I am trying to find the best solution for testing our websites externally by hitting each server indepdently using an external internet connection outside our organization. We are using an external internet stick to perform these tests. Any information on thei would be appreciated.

This is going to depend on your NLB design/configuration. First, do the servers have a public IP address outside of the shared VIP? If so, you should be able to access them directly via IP, http://ipAddress. If they don't I dont see how you are going to access them directly unless you create a reverse proxy IP that maps a public address back to the individual address on each server. Visit anITKB.com, an IT Knowledge Base.

Hi callaway59, Thanks for posting here. > I am trying to find the best solution for testing our websites externally by hitting each server indepdently using an external internet connection outside our organization. You might consider to set port rule in order to specify individual node host to handle all incoming traffic: “Port rules” in Network Load Balancing parameters http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc778263(WS.10).aspx For more information on testing NLB please refer to the link below: Verifying the Network Load Balancing Cluster and Enabling Client Access http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731050(WS.10).aspx Regards, Tiger Li TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tnmff@microsoft.com. Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi callaway59, Please feel free to let us know if the information was helpful to you. Regards, Tiger Li TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tnmff@microsoft.com.Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

thank you Tiger LI - This information was very helpful. Sorry for the delay.