10.8.2 and STILL no real NAT/DHCP admin?

I thought DHCP gui was back with server 10.8.2

Nope, you need to upgrade OS X Server to version 2.1 for that...

The DHCP settings have come back, but how to manage NAT at the latest Server version 2.1.1?

The Apple document reads,

"Important: Do not enable Internet Sharing if you have configured custom settings for the DHCP service in OS X Server. Any existing DHCP settings will be overwritten if you enable Internet Sharing in the Sharing pane of System Preferences."

( http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5414 )

If so, the new DHCP settings will be useless if you use Internet Sharing (NAT).

How to use NAT and DHCP server at the same time on a Mac OS X Server 10.8? 😠

I think DHCP server and NAT service are ususlly used together in a small business office.

It is ridiculous that they cannot be used at the same time. Please add the usable NAT settings back as soon as possible, Apple.

I think DHCP server and NAT service are ususlly used together in a small business office.

Yea, but where?

For a highly stable NAT/DHCP solution for a small business office I would recommend an Airport Extreme or a Time Capsule.

The only difference between the two is that a Time Capsule allows you to back up to it using Time Machine and/or use it's internal drive as a network attached storage.

But I still think a server should be able to do what a Time Capsule is capble to. Otherwise we can just use any cheap router to serve DHCP and NAT.

Think different.

It seems that Apple wishes us to use pfctl in the command line as inhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5414 :

"Custom NAT configurations can be configured using the pfctl command. For instructions, please see man pfctl."

But this is far from ideal that we cannot use GUI for such simple features. And the pfctl controls packets filtering too, making the settings not so easy. Also, Apple is so irresponsible to simply ask their customers to man pfctl without giving any further document. I wish I can ask my own clients to "man somethings, don't bother me" which they have problems. 😠

Never had such a week with this and to make matters worse my ISP changed all mt IP's

But seriously a NAT gui must be reinstated its not just me and a few others that this is going to

effect.

Tim Cook please explain this logic or at least Apple provide us with a life line

Still unable to configurate the DHCP and NAT (nor "Internet Sharing") up to now.

My Mac Mini Server was supposed to be a powerful router to share internet among a few computers and at the same time to serve several Apple services including Time Machine and AFP. Now I am forced to attached an old router to do the DHCP and NAT, which degrades the speed of the whole network a lot.

Very disappointed. It was so easy to do so when I used the Snow Leopard Server.

If you want a paid solution, we used to use http://www.vicomsoft.com/services/web-security-solutions/on-premise/

Vicomsoft Internet Gateway (on-premise) on the Macs until about 7 years ago.

It was good, looks like they're still going although looks to have been bloated somewhat since then.

There is a free trial,

You can download the free icefloor to manage both the packet filtering and NAT from a GUI interface. Should still be in server.app, for shame Apple...