I just have one quick question. I took one of the MCSA exams the other day and came across a rather simple question, but I was puzzled at the same time. The question was along the lines as you have two subnets and a server. You want subnet1 to be able to connect to the server, but you do not want subnet2 accessing the server. How would you go about disallowing subnet2 from connecting to the server from the server? Thanks in advance!!!

There are a variety of ways to prevent subnet2 from accessing the server.If there is a router between the server and subnet2, you can configure the AccessControlList (ACL) on the router and filter based on a variety of factors.If the server is directly connected to both subnets, possibly running RRAS, you can create inbound and outbound filters using RRAS.You could also enable the Windows Firewall on the server and simply create rules to block access from subnet2.Hope this helps. Visit my blog: anITKB.com, an IT Knowledge Base.

The server itself is in subnet1, then, of course, you have a router connecting the two subnets. You have to disallow subnet2 by doing something from the server in subnet1.

Then, the answer to the question is to either to use IPSEC rules, Filtering rules on the NIC, or simply just enable the Windows Firewall on the server and create inbound/outbound rules accoringly. I dont see any other options as an answer. Visit my blog: anITKB.com, an IT Knowledge Base.