Re: NLB on Win2k Pro possible?

From: serverguy (nospam_at_hatespam.com)
Date: 07/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 15:06:44 -0400

If this is a workgroup, Win2KPro has a limit of ten connections so I don't
understand your topology at all. With the number of clients you are
connecting, you should be using at least one server as a domain controller,
router(s), etc... You are wasting bandwidth using ICS with so many clients.
It is intended for small home networks.

NLB is not the best solution in this scenario, either.

"Nimit Mehta" <chocofilium@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2849d01c463ac$eaf3afa0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I have 2 Win2k Pro machines with ICS enabled. Both are
> connected to different ISPs respectively.
> One has IP 192.168.0.50 and serves 25 clients ( all win2k)
> Other has IP 192.168.0.100 and also servers 28 clients,
> (All win2k)
> 2 main cables coming from ISP go directly into a Cisco
> switch. All cables of all machines including the machine
> where ICS is enabled go into the same switch.
> Both ISPs provide 2 MBPS.
> Both ISPs have down-times. I want to use something like
> NLB here, to balance all the load amongst these two ISPs.
> If one goes down, all load should automatically be
> diverted on another ISP.
> I know i will have to use some third party softwares to
> achieve this. Or can i have NLB protocol on win2k pro?
> Any suggestion?
> Thanks.

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