Re: Network Load Balancing - Windows or Intel

From: Javier Gomez [SBS MVP] (javier_gomez_at_remove.this.engineer.com)
Date: 11/07/04 

Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 14:37:12 -0500

The PE2800 has 2 gigabit NICs... do you really expect that to be a
bottleneck? Do you have a gigabit switch?

I would use the 2nd NIC for firewall. 

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Javier [SBS MVP]
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"Theo" <theo@mitw.lan> wrote in message 
news:cmln2c$p97$1$830fa7b3@news.demon.co.uk...
> Hi All
> I am just configuring a Dell PowerEdge 2800 with two Intel NICs. The Intel 
> Pro Set software has the load balancing menu greyed out presumably because 
> the windows version is running?
> What is your view on the most appropriate for the SBS environment, Windows 
> or Intel?
> Thanks
> Theo
>

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