Re: 2003 - multiple nics multiple subnets
From: Brian Graham (brian.graham2_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 03/26/04
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 20:07:25 -0000
Thanks, that both makes sense and solves my problem.
Brian
"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
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> There should only be one Default Gateway. You should not have a Default
> Gateway on more than one NIC. Default Gateways are "global" in nature and
by
> definition there can be only one. It should be placed on the one NIC that
> has either a direct route out of the private system or the route to some
> other router that does have a direct route out of the system.
>
> Default Gateways are only for "unspecified routes",.... that is routes to
> places you don't own and don't have defined in a Routing Table,...such as
> the Internet. All other destinations are "specified routes" and use
Routing
> Table entries and don't use Default Gateways.
>
> If this represents a "hub & spoke" design with this machine being the
> "hub"... , and your description indicates this is true, ...then there
simply
> are no other gateways because every subnet is a
"directly-connected-network"
> and so the route to it is already established. But, if there are other
> routers scattered through out the network then either you must create
static
> routes for them in the OS's routing table or enable and use "Routing
> Protocols" such as RIP and allow it time to automatically build its Route
> Table.
>
> You should use RRAS (Routing and Remote Access) as the "service" and the
> "interface" to make the routing "happen".
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "Brian Graham" <brian.graham2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:eCz4u6oEEHA.3040@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > We have currently a windows 2000 advanced server with 4 NICs each having
> an
> > ip address on 4 different subnets, and each configured with the gateway
> for
> > its own subnet, this has been a convienent arrangment in this
environment
> as
> > there are only 4 subnets and this made RIS and DHCP work far better.
There
> > is only the one server in this ADS domain.
> >
> > I have come to install Windows 2003 enterprise edition onto a spare
Compaq
> > ML370 with an onboard network card and I have installed 3 additional
3com
> > cards to make 4 in total, ie to duplicate the current structure.
However,
>
> > 2003 seems to take offence to me trying this. And sure enough does not
> > function correctly.
> >
> > I have looked and cant find any document or advice as to how to
configure
> > multilple network cards in a windows server environment, only that
> relating
> > to fault tolerence situations.
> >
> > Any ideas folks?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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