multiple NICs bonded (teamed?)

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I have an XP box that reads and writes most of its data from a network server
or the internet. The server is running linux, and has dual NICs bonded to do
load balancing. I would like to do this for my XP box. I have two NICs
installed, but I can't see how to bond them into one virtual network
interface.

Again, this is on one box, not a cluster, and I can (easily) set this up in
linux. So what about XP?

FWIW: I have found that network performance has increased
significantly on my server, which is an old dual PII400, with a raid
controller.

ken
 
Hi
Sorry, No can do with Client OS, you need a real server OS to do so.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
 
I have an XP box that reads and writes most of its data from a network server
or the internet. The server is running linux, and has dual NICs bonded todo
load balancing. I would like to do this for my XP box. I have two NICs
installed, but I can't see how to bond them into one virtual network
interface.

Again, this is on one box, not a cluster, and I can (easily) set this up in
linux. So what about XP?

FWIW: I have found that network performance has increased
significantly on my server, which is an old dual PII400, with a raid
controller.

ken
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To follow up the previous response, you can not do "bonded" NIC set
ups with any "client" versions of Windows (XP, Vista or Windows 7.)
You will need a Windows Server version (2003, 2008 etc..)
 
smlunatick said:
To follow up the previous response, you can not do "bonded" NIC set
ups with any "client" versions of Windows (XP, Vista or Windows 7.)
You will need a Windows Server version (2003, 2008 etc..)
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I should have guessed this. MS makes a very strict distinction between
client and server, unlilke linux.

As a side question: if I have two NICs on the same network (in the same XP
box), will XP use both of them? How does it select which one to use? Is there
any reason (i.e., increased throughput/failover) to have more than one NIC?

Thanks,

ken
 
I should have guessed this. MS makes a very strict distinction between
client and server, unlilke linux.

As a side question: if I have two NICs on the same network (in the same XP
box), will XP use both of them? How does it select which one to use? Is there
any reason (i.e., increased throughput/failover) to have more than one NIC?

Thanks,

ken
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I have been trying, unsuccessfully, for the past 18 months in
attempting to set up a wireless adapter and a wired adapter to connect
to the same router. It creates "routing" problems and "breaks" my
network access, until I disable one or the other.
 
I should have guessed this. MS makes a very strict distinction between
client and server, unlilke linux.

As a side question: if I have two NICs on the same network (in the same XP
box), will XP use both of them? How does it select which one to use? Is there
any reason (i.e., increased throughput/failover) to have more than one NIC?

Thanks,

ken
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And by the way, several Linux "distros" seem to have a "desktop"
version that may also be "lamed" in the networking set up.
 
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