Help with routing in windows 2000 server or 2003 server

[jetlee]

Please could someone point me to a post that maybe answers this, I have looked for about 3 days now and still am no closer to a solution.

In Linux it seems possible to add a static route using the route add command and a connection name. It appears that in windows the gateway needs to be an IP address.

I have a windows 2000 server set up with NAT and routing, I can use the NAT to give my LAN users access to the internet via a single ADSL account, but the ADSL router on the network isnt capable of Half Bridge mode. I have managed to create 2 concurrent dial on demand ADSL connections (1 int and 1 local) and either works fine, but I cant seem to set up the routing table to specify which connections should be used for which traffic..

I have a list of local routes which I can convert to a windows script or batch file, but need to know what command I can use to add a route using a connection as the target ..

Thanks for your help

 

[gregmcc]

can't you use the 'if' parameter?
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/route.mspx?mfr=true

 

[bekdik]

Look at RAS admin

 

[Rocket-Boy]

This should help you, the commands are for Vista but they work in XP,server 2000 and 2003
Its time for you to ditch Windows tho and go Linux!!!!!


http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=69812

 

[jetlee]

Solved

Hi Guys thanks for the input .. have managed to successfully set up 2 concurrent ADSL connections (local and int) on a windows 2000 SP4 server and a standard (non half bridge capable) netgear dg834 router ...

For those interested a short description will follow .. will post a full solution should this be requested.

- Windows 2000 server setup RRAS (Routing and remote access Server)
- install RASPPOE protocol
- Configure a LAN adapter to allow dial on demad connections (ports - properties)
- create 2 dial on demand connections (1 x local 1 x int)
- Setup default static route for Int connection (ip 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 metric 2 no gateway)
- setup NAT to allow standard NAT across LAN to Dial on demand
- load all local static routes via batch file

for those interested . the command to load a static route using an interface name via the command line looks as follows:

netsh routing ip add persistentroute dest=32.107.9.0 mask=255.255.255.0 name="Local" metric=1

Still waiting to see what happens overnight .. but I'm sure the "persistent connection" in the dial on demand setup should take care of all the updates ...