Direct Connect Servers

[waynevnc]

I need help connecting two Windows 2003 servers together direct using the second NICs. What am I doing wrong?

Here is what I've got. Two Win 2003 R2 servers, one set as the domain controller, DHCP, DNS, and to run a management database. The second to run IIS & terminal services. IIS & TS not installed yet.

The domain controller is setup on a name.local domain and on the local network (192.168.0.x). The IIS server (is not on the domain) is connected to the Internet with a public IP address (63.x.x.x).

I have the 2 servers directly connected on their second NICs on network 192.168.7.x.

I added a Reverse Lookup DNS entry for the IIS server with the public IP.

What I need to accomplish:

1. Connect the IIS server to the domain. I have not been able to do this yet. Does not see the DC.

2. Direct connect the servers together using their second NICs.

3. Be able to ping IPs and names between servers on both NICs.

Currently I can ping both IP & name from the DC to the IIS server on both NICs. I can only ping the local IP on the DC from IIS server on the public NIC. I cannot ping either IP or name from the IIS server to DC on the direct connect NIC.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[SignaL]

Hello, im not expert yet in networking configurations but the reason "might" be in the cable itself!!!, maybe.. just make sure that u are using a cable wired as a crossover!

If your cable is wired properly so make sure that the subnet mask for the direct NIC configs are correct!