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Ross Culver
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      03-07-2007, 02:49 PM
With 2 or more NIC's and no Teaming configured, what happens with network
traffic?



 
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Mike Lowery
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      03-07-2007, 04:19 PM

"Ross Culver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> With 2 or more NIC's and no Teaming configured, what happens with network
> traffic?


If each NIC is on the same network, bad things happen. If they are on separate
networks, there's usually no issue.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175767/EN-US/


 
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Phillip Windell
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      03-07-2007, 06:42 PM
Traffic going where?
There has to be a "target".
Traffic doesn't just exist on its own.


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"Ross Culver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> With 2 or more NIC's and no Teaming configured, what happens with network
> traffic?
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Ross Culver
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      03-07-2007, 07:18 PM
Thanks, Phillip. While yours was an extremely indirect answer to my
question, there is some good direction that can be derived from it.


"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
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> Traffic going where?
> There has to be a "target".
> Traffic doesn't just exist on its own.
>
>
> --
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
> The views expressed (as annoying as they are, and as stupid as they
> sound), are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or anyone
> else associated with me, including my cats.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> "Ross Culver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> With 2 or more NIC's and no Teaming configured, what happens with network
>> traffic?
>>
>>
>>

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Ross Culver
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      03-07-2007, 07:20 PM
Thanks, Mike. That makes sense, that if the two are not Teamed and one has
a static IP and the other does not (because it really couldn't) then that
would cause an identity crisis.

"Mike Lowery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Ross Culver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> With 2 or more NIC's and no Teaming configured, what happens with network
>> traffic?

>
> If each NIC is on the same network, bad things happen. If they are on
> separate networks, there's usually no issue.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175767/EN-US/
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Phillip Windell
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      03-08-2007, 01:28 PM
You misunderstand,..I'm trying to determine the correct context of the question.
Bouncing off your response to Mike,..here are some things:

1. Static vs Dynamic IP#s mean nothing. If it has an address, then it has an
address, it donesn't matter how it got the address.

2. If they are on the same IP Segment, then they need to be teamed or leave one
disabled.

3. If they are one different segments, then "unknown" destinations (like the
Internet) will only use the nic with the Default Gateway (the reason I asked for
the "target").

4. Traffic for a specific destination will only use the second nic if that nic
is in the same subnet as the destination or if the OS's Routing Table specifies
that nic as the proper path to that location (again, the reason I asked for the
"target").


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

The views expressed (as annoying as they are, and as stupid as they sound), are
my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or anyone else associated
with me, including my cats.
-----------------------------------------------------

"Ross Culver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks, Phillip. While yours was an extremely indirect answer to my question,
> there is some good direction that can be derived from it.
>
>
> "Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Traffic going where?
>> There has to be a "target".
>> Traffic doesn't just exist on its own.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
>> www.wandtv.com
>>
>> The views expressed (as annoying as they are, and as stupid as they sound),
>> are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or anyone else
>> associated with me, including my cats.
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Ross Culver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> With 2 or more NIC's and no Teaming configured, what happens with network
>>> traffic?
>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>



 
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Ross Culver
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      03-09-2007, 02:25 PM
Thanks, Phillip. That does clarify things.


"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You misunderstand,..I'm trying to determine the correct context of the
> question.
> Bouncing off your response to Mike,..here are some things:
>
> 1. Static vs Dynamic IP#s mean nothing. If it has an address, then it has
> an address, it donesn't matter how it got the address.
>
> 2. If they are on the same IP Segment, then they need to be teamed or
> leave one disabled.
>
> 3. If they are one different segments, then "unknown" destinations (like
> the Internet) will only use the nic with the Default Gateway (the reason I
> asked for the "target").
>
> 4. Traffic for a specific destination will only use the second nic if that
> nic is in the same subnet as the destination or if the OS's Routing Table
> specifies that nic as the proper path to that location (again, the reason
> I asked for the "target").
>
>
> --
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
> The views expressed (as annoying as they are, and as stupid as they
> sound), are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or anyone
> else associated with me, including my cats.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> "Ross Culver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks, Phillip. While yours was an extremely indirect answer to my
>> question, there is some good direction that can be derived from it.
>>
>>
>> "Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Traffic going where?
>>> There has to be a "target".
>>> Traffic doesn't just exist on its own.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
>>> www.wandtv.com
>>>
>>> The views expressed (as annoying as they are, and as stupid as they
>>> sound), are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft, or anyone
>>> else associated with me, including my cats.
>>> -----------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> "Ross Culver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> With 2 or more NIC's and no Teaming configured, what happens with
>>>> network traffic?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

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>



 
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