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webmaster191

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ok so here is my sitch. I have 2 internet conenctions in my home. connection A has a router on it and I have all pc's in my home networked to it. Connection B is running directly to its own pc that is not on the network. But that is my issue. What I would like to do is to be able to Run connection A (with router) into Ethernet slot A to give Local access but not use the internet and run Conenction B into Ethernet slot B for internet use only. I do alot of web hosting and hub hosting and I want them on the dedicated internet conenction but still be ablet o connect locally to pull files and remote in. Any Idea how to configure the cards. The pc is running windows xp Pro and I have 2 Nics in it
 
manually configure the IP address on the NIC you want to have local access only, and just don't enter a default gateway.
 
Pretty easy, on your computer that has dual network connections, give it a static ip configuration, and do not give it a gateway address on the connection that it is not supposed to access the internet via. Do configure the default gateway on the NIC you want it to use to access the internet. Make sure the subnets don't overlap and your good to go.
 
Let me get this straight, you want LAN to connect to your server (via Connection A), as well as Internet to connect to server (via Connection B)?
 
May also want to unbind file and print sharing (server and workstation) services from the NIC that's connecting to the internet. Multi-homed Windows can get slo-o-o-ow in browsing unless you do some fiddling of service bindings and adjusting provider orders.
 
archivalbackup said:
Pretty easy, on your computer that has dual network connections, give it a static ip configuration, and do not give it a gateway address on the connection that it is not supposed to access the internet via. Do configure the default gateway on the NIC you want it to use to access the internet. Make sure the subnets don't overlap and your good to go.
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The connection I want to use for internet is Dynamic.. So.. Since the IP changes, can I leave this NIC alone or does it still need some configurations done to it.
 
I don't know if anyone realizes this, but if you set both interfaces to DHCP, the LAN A will be able to connect to your server and not be able to connect to internet (As long as you don't have ICS enabled) and Connection B will allow internet to access your server. But if you want priority direction of traffic out Connection B (instead of your server routing data through your router), you have to go under TCP/IP Properties >> Advanced and uncheck the "Automatic metric" and add your own, where higher = more hops.
 
I just wnat Con B internet only, Con A router local only NO internet at all. basically only used for fast remote access and file storage
 
To be honest, it really isn't. By default all your interfaces are DHCP, all you have to do is go under the interface for Connection A Properties, click the Advanced button in the bottom right corner, and the uncheck the "Automatic metric" in bottom left of the new window, and enter the number 5 in the box Then hit OK three times.

Edit: I just like explaining and typing when I'm hyper.
 
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awesome, thanks alot everyone. I will give this a try in a little bit when I'm done working and see if I have any issues. Thank again :D
 
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