Always a path to the internet even in Windows SBS is off

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Published on 2010-04-02T07:56:21Z Indexed on 2010/04/02 8:03 UTC
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Hello all, is it possible to have a configuration in a Windows 2003 SBS environment where in the event that the SBS box crashed/turned off/ or is being worked on that there can still exist a path to the internet for domain users and visitors to still use?

I would like to have the standalone router issue DHCP IPs. The primary DNS would point to the SBS, the secondary wouuld point to the ISP DNS Server.

My theory was that if someone was using the internet and the SBS box went down they wouldn't be able to access the network shares but still be able to use the internet. (We are moving everything into the clouds with Google Apps Non-Profit)

Does this seem like a reasonable configuration? Or are they're pitfalls that I will fall into?

Thanks Mark

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