background: at my office, we're getting a second isp for backup in case our primary goes down. we have 3 sites, and a vpn link runs between them. without internet access, the office is practically helpless. our primary connection can handle more users, but the secondary one actually has a higher (much higher) transfer speed. i'm thinking that as long as we're paying monthly for this second service, it might as well be put to use all the time. it's a business cable connection (15/2) that has a fixed monthly charge, so full time usage doesn't cost any extra. our network architecture is made up of several win2k3 servers in one domain across the 3 locations.
task: in order to make use of this secondary net service, i'd like to install a second network card in the server and balance the load between the 2 ISPs. does server2k3 have the ability to detect and accurately balance load between two connections or does this require 3rd party software?
thanks very much for the advice
task: in order to make use of this secondary net service, i'd like to install a second network card in the server and balance the load between the 2 ISPs. does server2k3 have the ability to detect and accurately balance load between two connections or does this require 3rd party software?
thanks very much for the advice