how can i communicate 192.168.0.1 (win2K3) server with different IP series when this IP series is Over.

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Dear Experts,

We are assinged 192.168.0.1 IP in our Win 2K3 server to communication with connected nodes with same series from 192.168.0.2 to 254
at our different departments in our organization.

But now problem is this ip seires is over no any ip to assigned to any nodes connected with his server with same ip series.

So how  can i communication with server from 192.168.1.x or any other ip seires to Win2k3 server IP.192.168.0.1

we are using Cisco L3 Switch to connect with all the nodes and also server.

So Pl give me any solution how can i achive .

Thanks in ADV,

[Patrick Colbeck]

Hi

The noraml way to do this is to create a second VLAN for the 192.168.1.x address range. You then put all teh ports connecting to your PCs with 192.168.1.x addresses in this new VLAN.  At this point they will not be able to talk to the PCs on the 192.168.0.x address range.

On one of your L3 switches create two SVIs one for each VLAN and assign an ip address from each addres srange tpo the SVIs for example

int vlan 1

ip address 192.168.0.254 255.255.255.0

int vlan 2

ip address 192.158.1.254.255.255.255.0

If you now set the default gateway of your PCs to be either 192.168.0.254 or 192.168.1.154 dependant on if they are on VLAN 1 or VLAN 2 the L3 switch will route their traffic between teh two IP address ramges and they will be able to talk to each other.

I would also look at HSRP if I were you which will give you defualt gateway redundacny should the L3 switch acting as a router fail in some way.

Regards

Pat