Two NICs, one network, routing in Windows XP

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yatzee

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I need some direction in setting up a LAN with two network cards. As pictured below, my network has a file server on it. Seeing how both my file server and my workstation have unused 1000bit ports, I connected them together with a crossover cable. I configured them the best I could however the routing is inconsistant, sometimes topdog talks to server through the 100bit link, other times it uses 1000bit link. How do I set these up properly so that they both use the 1000bit link to talk to each otehr all the time?

My network:

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Route and config of topdog:

Code: 
C:\Documents and Settings\jacek>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : topdog
        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter GigLink:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-09-5D-77-DA
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.10
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter LAN:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com 10/100 PCI NIC w/3XP (3CR990-TX-97)
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-DA-BA-65-1E
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 63.240.76.4
                                            204.127.198.4
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, December 01, 2004 11:38:49 AM
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:38:49 AM

C:\Documents and Settings\jacek>route print
===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x10003 ...00 11 09 5d 77 da ...... Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet
 NIC
0x10004 ...00 50 da ba 65 1e ...... 3Com 10/100 PCI NIC w/3XP (3CR990-TX-97)
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination        Netmask          Gateway       Interface  Metric
          0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0      192.168.1.1   192.168.1.100       20
        127.0.0.0        255.0.0.0        127.0.0.1       127.0.0.1       1
      192.168.1.0    255.255.255.0    192.168.1.100   192.168.1.100       30
    192.168.1.100  255.255.255.255        127.0.0.1       127.0.0.1       30
    192.168.1.255  255.255.255.255    192.168.1.100   192.168.1.100       30
      192.168.2.0    255.255.255.0     192.168.2.10    192.168.2.10       10
     192.168.2.10  255.255.255.255        127.0.0.1       127.0.0.1       10
    192.168.2.255  255.255.255.255     192.168.2.10    192.168.2.10       10
        224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0    192.168.1.100   192.168.1.100       30
        224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0     192.168.2.10    192.168.2.10       10
  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255    192.168.1.100   192.168.1.100       1
  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255     192.168.2.10    192.168.2.10       1
Default Gateway:       192.168.1.1
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
  None

Route and config of server:

Code: 
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /all

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : server
        Primary DNS Suffix  . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter GigLink:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family GigabitEthernet NIC
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-4C-69-0D-F4
        DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter LAN:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8D-64-A3-FD
        DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.99
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 63.240.76.4
                                            204.127.198.4
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:07:45 AM
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, December 03, 2004 11:07:45 AM

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>route print
===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x1000003 ...00 e0 4c 69 0d f4 ...... Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC
0x1000004 ...00 50 8d 64 a3 fd ...... NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controller Driver
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination        Netmask          Gateway       Interface  Metric
          0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0      192.168.1.1    192.168.1.99       1
        127.0.0.0        255.0.0.0        127.0.0.1       127.0.0.1       1
      192.168.1.0    255.255.255.0     192.168.1.99    192.168.1.99       1
     192.168.1.99  255.255.255.255        127.0.0.1       127.0.0.1       1
    192.168.1.255  255.255.255.255     192.168.1.99    192.168.1.99       1
      192.168.2.0    255.255.255.0      192.168.2.1     192.168.2.1       1
      192.168.2.1  255.255.255.255        127.0.0.1       127.0.0.1       1
    192.168.2.255  255.255.255.255      192.168.2.1     192.168.2.1       1
        224.0.0.0        224.0.0.0     192.168.1.99    192.168.1.99       1
        224.0.0.0        224.0.0.0      192.168.2.1     192.168.2.1       1
  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255      192.168.2.1     192.168.2.1       1
Default Gateway:       192.168.1.1
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
  None

I know the easiest way to fix this is to get a gigabit switch. I'd like to figure this out without using one. So I could learn something. :) Thanks!
 
The only way I could think of would be to unbind TCP/IP from the 100Mbps adapters, but that isn't exactly what you want.

There's probably some way to do it, let me think about it some more.
 
I'm just kinda thinking out loud, but what about using either subnets or setting it up so the server connects to the network (internet setup wizard) alwaus using the gigabit card. i woudl say disable the 10/100 and then connect to the internet using the gigabit, then connect the 10/100 again.

im having some of the same problems with sharing, but its because my school blocks so many ports,

EDIT: BTW does your server have a DFI Lanparty board in it? I have an NFII Ultra B and i have the same 2 network devices.
 
elguapo said:
im having some of the same problems with sharing, but its because my school blocks so many ports,

EDIT: BTW does your server have a DFI Lanparty board in it? I have an NFII Ultra B and i have the same 2 network devices.
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Nope. It's a Abit NS-7 v2 on the server and MSI Neo2 Platnum on topdog. MSI comes with 1 10/100 and 1 gigabit ethernet adapters. On the Abit, I put in a generic PCI card that has the same Realtek 8110S Gigabit chip as the MSI.

Everything seems to work ok. As long as I connect using the ip address instead of the machine name, my route goes through the gigabit line. When I use the computer name "server" it seems to route everything through 100 line. I'm wandering how can I set the priority for netbios to try gigabit line before going out to the lan.
 
i don't have a lot of experience iwth windows networking, but can you not bind a different name for each of the NICs on the server/topdog? Another option is to change the priority of the NICs on the server so that it takes the 1000, then the 100/10. i'm a linux networking fan for issues like this, but i'll get in trouble for giving you a speech about it ;)
 
I ended up giving in and editing the hosts file on both PCs. IP addressing always worked fine, out of the box both PCs route correctly through the shorter path when I requested \\192.168.2.1\share. Using computer names as in \\server\share seemed to always send me through the slow link. Now with hosts entriest, all the traffic gets sent to the correct device. :)
 
you set the priority. network settings, advanced, and then select the priority of usage by adaptor and protocols.
 
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