Installing 2 Network Cards in a server 2003

I have a Windows 2003 server box. I will install Exchange
2003 enterprise edition on the box. I would like to
install tow NICs in the system so the response time will
be shorter. How can I accomplish this? Please advise.
Thank in advance for your help!



nangel

Not sure what 'response time' will be shorter....are you talking about NIC
teaming?

nangel wrote:
> I have a Windows 2003 server box. I will install Exchange
> 2003 enterprise edition on the box. I would like to
> install tow NICs in the system so the response time will
> be shorter. How can I accomplish this? Please advise.
> Thank in advance for your help!

I am talking about network connection throughput. I would
like to have two NICs to communicate with the network
instaed of one. Please advise. Thank you in advance for
your help!


>-----Original Message-----
>Not sure what 'response time' will be shorter....are you
talking about NIC
>teaming?
>
>nangel wrote:
>> I have a Windows 2003 server box. I will install
Exchange
>> 2003 enterprise edition on the box. I would like to
>> install tow NICs in the system so the response time will
>> be shorter. How can I accomplish this? Please advise.
>> Thank in advance for your help!
>
>
>.
>

You'll need NICs that support teaming - and I think a switch that can handle
this as well. I haven't used it, honestly - maybe someone else will reply.

nangel wrote:
> I am talking about network connection throughput. I would
> like to have two NICs to communicate with the network
> instaed of one. Please advise. Thank you in advance for
> your help!
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Not sure what 'response time' will be shorter....are you talking
>> about NIC teaming?
>>
>> nangel wrote:
>>> I have a Windows 2003 server box. I will install Exchange
>>> 2003 enterprise edition on the box. I would like to
>>> install tow NICs in the system so the response time will
>>> be shorter. How can I accomplish this? Please advise.
>>> Thank in advance for your help!
>>
>>
>> .

Same here,..I haven't personally done any "teaming" either. But I know of a
situation (in another group) where someone tried it with ISA Server and ISA
was totally "flipped out" over it. ISA just shoots itself in the head when
something messes with the bindings in any way while the ISA Services are
running. So the teaming stuff may work in some situations but not
others,...try using it in the wrong situation and you can get a lot of
unwanted death and destruction :-)

I read in the same thread that ISA 2004 won't have the same issues, but we
won't really know that until it comes out and someone tries it.

--

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


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> You'll need NICs that support teaming - and I think a switch that can
handle
> this as well. I haven't used it, honestly - maybe someone else will reply.