Re: Server with 2 Network Cards + cannot browse domain

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From: Phillip Windell (_at_.)
Date: 10/12/04


Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:30:08 -0500


"Brian" <briandelicata@?no-spam?hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O8GElTCsEHA.3080@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> The server was shipped with three network cards and since it will be the
> domain controller, have dns, wins etc running on it I thought that
> configuring two network cards might ease the networking load - though on

No it won't. Run only one NIC.

272294 - Active Directory Communication Fails on Multihomed Domain
Controllers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;272294

191611 - Symptoms of Multihomed Browsers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;191611

175767 - Expected Behavior of Multiple Adapters on Same Network
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;175767

157025 - Default Gateway Configuration for Multihomed Computers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;157025&Product=win2000

-- 
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


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