Dual Wan with 2k3

[x10a]

Hi guys,

I use my win2k3 server as my gateway, I have recently obtained another line(dsl) and wish to use both of them at the same time(not as fail safe, but more like either a round robin connection). I know it is possible to do it in linux, but can you do it with windows server?

I have 3 nic and running Routing and Remote access (NAT).

2 minute network map

(cable)Wan 1 -----------------------|Nic 1

(DSL )Wan 2 -----------------------|Nic 2| Windows 2003 |-------------------- |Switch| ---------------|Workstations

Thanks!

Edited December 12, 2007 by x10a

[eyeball]

you could try teaming the Nics?

[cluberti]

Windows doesn't support multiple gateways in this manner - you'd need your ISP to provide this (a hardware solution) in front of the Windows box.

[x10a]

teaming nic requires some good NIC and also I don't think it can serve as wan.

Thanks for the replies, think I may have to run vmware and run a linux distro to solve that issue.

[phkninja]

What you are referning to is called Bonding. Although it is probably possible using software on a windows server, most implementations I have found are done on *nix. It may be possible to add a *nix frimware patch to a router to make this possible

Info on linux bonding

Here

Boot image (can run on usb)

Router config

Here

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