N/w design help for web server hosting
Hi,
I want to set up a web server (exposed to the internet) for a small company to host the company website. The web server should also be able to connect to the database available in the LAN network to display some data. The design should consider SECURITY with high priority.
I have suggested for a Windows server with two NIC cards which will host the web site. One of it will be connected to the internet though a software firewall and the other to the LAN network. The routing will be diabled between the two network cards. By this an intruder will not be able to access the database in the LAN network nor get into the LAN network.
Do you foresee any problem in this architecture? Is there any other better way to implement the same? Is it very much necessary still to have a hardware firewall?
Your suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
Smiles
p.s: Please refer to the block diagram representation in the attached text file
I want to set up a web server (exposed to the internet) for a small company to host the company website. The web server should also be able to connect to the database available in the LAN network to display some data. The design should consider SECURITY with high priority.
I have suggested for a Windows server with two NIC cards which will host the web site. One of it will be connected to the internet though a software firewall and the other to the LAN network. The routing will be diabled between the two network cards. By this an intruder will not be able to access the database in the LAN network nor get into the LAN network.
Do you foresee any problem in this architecture? Is there any other better way to implement the same? Is it very much necessary still to have a hardware firewall?
Your suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
Smiles
p.s: Please refer to the block diagram representation in the attached text file
N/w design help for web server hosting