Two NIC's both with Unique IP's - Hello NetBIOS

[Poontos]

Anyone run a Windows 2000 Server with two NIC's - each of them with a unique IP, in an Active Directory domain (this one actually is a DC)?

If so, how have you gotten around NetBIOS traffic being pumped out both NIC's on one server, and causing NetBT errors in the System Event log?

 

[bgroff]

Um, why do you have two NICs on the same network? If you don't need netbios on both, disable it on the stack of one NIC.

 

[Poontos]

Um, for load balancing.

 

[bgroff]

Originally posted by: Poontos
Um, for load balancing.

Then do it the right way and get a switch and NICs that can handle link aggregation (802.3ad). Then you won't have to worry about problems with layer 3 duplication... The magic happens on the layer 2 level.

 

[gunrunnerjohn]

You could always get a gigabit NIC and a switch with a gigabit port. You get load balancing and simplicity in one package.