Re: Multihomed Network

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From: Phillip Windell (_at_.)
Date: 09/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 09:56:52 -0500

Reverse what you did. You can not do that. It isn't going to work like you
think it is.

Replace the *one* existing Nic with a Gig Nic. Replace the Switch they
normally use to connect into the system with a Gig switch. Now they will
communicate over the Gig cabling properly. 

-- 
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
"George" <George@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CA1F9B8A-2F52-4471-80FE-9803ECBECFB9@microsoft.com...
> I add second NICS to all my servers, to create a gigabit backbone to
increase
> backup time and transfer of data between servers. I and now have a few
> problems.
>
> 1. I get Event ID: 8021 The browser was unable to retrieve a list of
servers
> from the browser.
>
> 2. My VPN users keep loosing connections to the Servers. ( they say they
> disappear)
>
> 3. Sometime when I ping from workstations, I get  the backbone IP and no
> reply.
>
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________________
>     |      |      | Back Bone (10.10.10.x)    |
>     |                        |                        |
> |                           |
>
> Server 1 Server2 Server3 Server4 Server5 (WINS, DNS, AD)
>
>     |                        |                        |
> |                            |
>     |                        |                        |
> |                            |
> Internal Lan (192.168.1.x)
> ____________________________________________________________________
>     |                                         |
>      |
> Workstation 1 Workstation2 Workstation3
>

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