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      05-23-2005, 02:47 AM
I have 2 active ethernet interfaces in an XP professional environment. I
would like to know how to load balance (split) the load between the
interfaces so that I may take advantage of the combined bandwidth.

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      05-23-2005, 07:01 PM
This is a function of the driver for your Ethernet card. Intel and Broadcom provide drivers for their hardware that will support this.

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"BillBo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:9E593051-0801-4592-962F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have 2 active ethernet interfaces in an XP professional environment. I
> would like to know how to load balance (split) the load between the
> interfaces so that I may take advantage of the combined bandwidth.
>
> Thanks

 
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      05-23-2005, 10:40 PM
Thanks, I have a 3 Com 3C920B-EMB Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller and a
NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller. When I go to their sites for driver
updates or info what do I look for?

Thanks again.

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

> This is a function of the driver for your Ethernet card. Intel and Broadcom provide drivers for their hardware that will support this.
>
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> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
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> "BillBo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:9E593051-0801-4592-962F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have 2 active ethernet interfaces in an XP professional environment. I
> > would like to know how to load balance (split) the load between the
> > interfaces so that I may take advantage of the combined bandwidth.
> >
> > Thanks

>

 
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      05-23-2005, 11:11 PM
Since you have different Ethernet NIC's, its unlikely that you'll be able to accomplish what you want. The drivers that support load balancing are vendor/card specific. In other words, you have to have two of the same cards/NIC's.

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"BiiBo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:BEB634A5-2BC0-4071-A1A3-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks, I have a 3 Com 3C920B-EMB Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller and a
> NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller. When I go to their sites for driver
> updates or info what do I look for?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> This is a function of the driver for your Ethernet card. Intel and Broadcom provide drivers for their hardware that will support this.
>>
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>
>> "BillBo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:9E593051-0801-4592-962F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have 2 active ethernet interfaces in an XP professional environment. I
>> > would like to know how to load balance (split) the load between the
>> > interfaces so that I may take advantage of the combined bandwidth.
>> >
>> > Thanks

>>

 
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