Re: NLB configuration issue

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From: pal (pal_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/04/04 

Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 13:15:03 -0700

I have 2 windows server 2003 based servers with terminal services enabled. Each server has two nics, though I'm not using the second one.
I have the following configuration...

server 1 (EGRTS1):
----------------------
NIC1: 153.104.45.144 (in NLB cluster 153.104.45.156)
NIC2: 153.104.45.145 (not using)

Server 2 (EGRTS2):
-----------------------
NIC1: 153.104.45.146 (in NLB cluster 153.104.45.156)
NIC2: 153.104.45.147 (not using)

subnet mask: 255.255.252.0

The cluster is configured in unicast mode,
port rules (ports 3389, both, multiple host, affinity-none),
Host (ids 1 and 2 respectively, equal load)
(used NLB manager for configuring the cluster)

The domain controller is also in the same subnet (infact on the same switch).
I had a doubt if it was the problem with switch (extreme gigabit) and tried switching the terminal servers to a different 100mbps switch, but then my cluster was unreachable.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,
pal.

"a w" wrote:

> I'm using a setup that has dual NIC servers on the same subnet in unicast
> mode with no problems.
>
> How do you have the first NIC configured? Don't leave out any details
>
>
> "pal" <pal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:36CC3EB0-B6DD-4D0C-AF14-ACE4336C2272@microsoft.com...
> > What if I am using CISCO routers.... I can't use multicast for NLB as
> cisco routers do not have ARP inbuilt..
> >
> > I am having a similar problem with terminal services farm (NLB cluster).
> If I enable Multicast instead of unicast... The NLB just wouldn't work.
> >
> > Any ideas??
> >
> > thanks,
> > Kiran
> >

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