When both NICs are enabled... Internet is down

[coppermine18]

Ok, so... the internet connection was working. with both adapters enabled.

All of a sudden while the local network nic is enabled the server will not get on the internet.

When I disable the network adapter going to the local network, the server gets on the internet just fine.

I think I need a hammer and some caffine...

Why can't standard just have the internet connection wizard..?

[Hatefulsorrow]

Make sure the two Nics arn't using the smae IP range. This has been know to cause such problems.

[coppermine18]

Well, the internet nic has ip 192.168.1.3

and the local one is .1.2

It worked fine that way under win2k3 sbs

?

Hammer time yet?

[Hatefulsorrow]

lol. Almost. Try changing the subnet mask on the local one to something like.

255.255.0.0

rather then

255.255.255.0

and check to see that they are not bridged and both are set to DHCP if it used.

Also check to ensure that the DNS is correct. Run and IPCONFIG /all to see that the DNS is the same as the router. If it is not change it to the IP of the router for the primary and the IP of the modem for the secondary

[chilifrei64]

They can be on the same subnet just make sure you dont add a default gateway to one of them.

I have been reading recently that people have been saying that you cant run 2 nic's on one machine on the same subnet. I do this all the time as failover on my DC's and I dont run into any problems.

Keep the Default gateway on your main/fastest card and remove it from the other.