I am trying to get some clarification on how things should/can be done.
I have 5 static ip's and need to get some servers direct access and some indirect access.
I need to know is it possible to put a vlan on the external wan connection and directly pass traffic to servers on the same vlan if they need an external ip or am i stuck with using static nat/pat for such cases and have the wan interface have a pool of ip's. is there a need for a vlan to have an external ip for routing or will it be enough with the wan port being assigned an ip?
The voice server I am using specifically states it should use nat to connect to the internet. where as some of the other services are wanting an external ip on the system to work properly.
The cisco documentation I have been able to find as well as the ccna books are vague about these points.