Server 2003 dual nics - Need help!

[kansasskydiver 0]

Techies I need help:

Server 2003 R2 SBS will be set up as dedicated quickbooks enterprise server.

Full gigabit network with unmanaged switches.

DHCP, gateway, dns all controlled on alternate server.

Is there a way to set up the quickbooks server with nic01 as incoming traffic and nic02 as outgoing traffic or would it not even be worth the hassle?

Our quickbooks file is around 1gig and take a huge chunk out of our current server's processor and networking capabilities. New server will be dual quad cores and I'd like to try and utilize the dual nics to control some of the traffic.

Thanks in advance

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[Bolas 5]

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Techies I need help:

Server 2003 R2 SBS will be set up as dedicated quickbooks enterprise server.

Full gigabit network with unmanaged switches.

DHCP, gateway, dns all controlled on alternate server.

Is there a way to set up the quickbooks server with nic01 as incoming traffic and nic02 as outgoing traffic or would it not even be worth the hassle?

Our quickbooks file is around 1gig and take a huge chunk out of our current server's processor and networking capabilities. New server will be dual quad cores and I'd like to try and utilize the dual nics to control some of the traffic.

Thanks in advance

As long as you are using full duplex gigabit switches and NICs you don't need to try to segment the traffic.

If anything, just team the NICs for redundancy and speed.

Having two IP's tied to the same name on the same network can be more trouble than it's worth.

Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
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[kansasskydiver 0]

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As long as you are using full duplex gigabit switches and NICs you don't need to try to segment the traffic.

If anything, just team the NICs for redundancy and speed.

Having two IP's tied to the same name on the same network can be more trouble than it's worth.

Yep and yep on the switches and cards.

How would I go about teaming them up for redundancy? I guess I can google it but any hints lol

Thanks again

[Bolas 5]

Teaming is usually an option in the NIC configuration software.

In Dell and HP servers it is usually on the taskbar as long as all the drivers and agents are installed.

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[As long as you are using full duplex gigabit switches and NICs you don't....blah blah blah blah

Dude! How's that Starfleet uniform coming along

How's that Windows XP SP3 recovery coming?

Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

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Dude! How's that Starfleet uniform coming along

How's that Windows XP SP3 recovery coming?

I ain't got nothin for that one

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

[normiss 854]

it's called Vista.