Re: 2003 - multiple nics multiple subnets
From: Phillip Windell (_at_.)
Date: 03/26/04
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 16:00:08 -0600
You're welcome,
Good luck, Brian
"Brian Graham" <brian.graham2@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, that both makes sense and solves my problem.
>
> Brian
>
>
> "Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
> news:eLh8K1qEEHA.696@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > 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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