I just bought a powerful laptop and installed a spare copy of Server 2012 R2 Datacentre on it.
I am in the process of setting up a test LAN with DC, Exchange, TMG firewall web and backup servers.
V host without the use of external physical routing?
I would like to connect a client to the LAN services such as Exchange and VPN in the same way a client device connects to a network over the internet. In other words, I need to test the external IP addresses of my test LAN.
I am considering a setup consisting of two separate LANs with different IP address ranges:
LAN 1: internal network (with all the services mentioned above)
LAN 2: with only one client VM; this would be the external network (simulated internet)
Is this the best way of doing it? Has anyone already done something similar?
Many thanks!