Network Card Teaming

[eyeball]

Hi all, does anyone know of any 3rd party free software that would allow me to load balance 2 or more NICS on an xp machine?

even if the NICs are different brands.

thanks

[CptMurphy]

This looks like a hack that you can use: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/Win...aptercards.html

[eyeball]

thanks for the link but what i would like to do is assign multiple cards a single address and have them load balance.

sorry i should have been clearer on my description

unless im missing something? but im sure that link doesnt provide this does it?

thanks

[cluberti]

Broadcom software usually allows teaming of NICs other than Broadcom cards - you may want to download their driver package for their gigabit NICs and install the software that comes with them to see if it will work on a machine without any Broadcom adapters (it might - and it'd be free).

[eyeball]

thanks again cluberti, il give it a go on a test pc sometime this week and ill post if it works:)

[nmX.Memnoch]

If they're Intel NICs the PROSet software supports it natively (but only for Intel NICs akaik).