I have successfully set up an http server with SME server 6.5 RC1. It works fine. The problem I am having is this. I have a D-Link router and I have it set up so the only thing that can be accessed on my server is port 80. The other computer I am running has a software firewall. Now with the SME Server I can't get it to work as a server and gateway. And from what I understand there is no software firewall on the SME Server if I have it only as a server and not a server and gateway.

So will my D-Link router firewall be enough? If not how do I go about setting up one with my SME Server.

Keep in mind that I am new to setting up servers. I have done some reading but I never got around to it until now.

The computer that I am using as a server is a Pionex PII (350MhZ) 524 RAM. It only has one ethernet card installed now but I have a couple extra and can easily throw one on.

Also I would like to post the url as a test url only, not an advertisment. That way I could get feedback on how well the server is working (Not the actual website content, lol.) It is NOT a commercial website and it is NOT an adult, illegal, warez, etc, website. Would this be ok with the administrators?

Thanks
Webwolf

So will my D-Link router firewall be enough?
Depends on what you mean by "enough". If your D-Link router has built-in firewalling capability, then it should perform basic packet filtering and NAT. If you need something more than that, like a more flexible firewall or more robust logging, then probably not. If this is a production server then a standard SOHO router isn't enough and in fact you should really be using a dedicated firewall without any services running at all. If this is for hosting pictures of your trip to the Grand Canyon, then it probably is enough.

from what I understand there is no software firewall on the SME Server if I have it only as a server and not a server and gateway.
I believe you can toggle the configuration using the server console (should be an option to "Configure this server"). So if you need the added ability to revert to Server and Gateway, you can use that.

Also I would like to post the url as a test url only
That's probably a bad idea, especially considering that specifics of your firewall and its configuration may be posted at some point as well. So I would recommend that you don't. However I would recommend that you always perform an external audit of your firewall to make sure it's working properly. If you don't have an external machine to do that, then there are several sites that offer free scans (grc.com and sygate's SOS service are two I know offhand).