Hi,

I'm trying to figure out something. I have three NICs in both of my servers (hey, I ordered two and got three! :))

NIC 1 = Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit
NIC 2 = IntelPro 100 S
NIC 3 = Intel 8255

I have the NIC 1 configured for ONE IP used solely for Nameserver

I have NIC 2 configured with the external IP's for web serving

NIC 3 is not yet configured with any IP's, it still has the default settings.

NIC 1 and 2 are connected to the colo's switch for outside access.

NIC 3's are connecting the two servers via a switch/hub (whatever they used) so I can transfer info between servers w/o getting charged for bandwidth.

The question is, how do I tell Win2K to use NIC 3 to talk to the other server so it doesn't go through the external switch costing me bandwidth expense?

Thanks for help with this puzzle! :)

You would need to setup a private IP between the two servers.
For example 192.168.1.1 on one side and 192.168.1.2 on the other side. I believe Windows will take the shortest connected path between the servers. If not I would use the "route" command. Do a route /? for details. Define a static route between the two.

Other than that, your script or application would have to know the destination. So you'd probably have to put an entry in your hosts table if your app required a name lookup.

Good luck.

If you configure private IP Addresses, in the same netblock, on the third NICs and plug them both into the same switch that should be enough.

When you transfer the data, simply use the private IP Address on the other server. When the request is made, the first server will ARP for the second address, the second server will answer without ever having to route -- traffic will never leave the switch.

Again both addresses have to be part of the same netblock and have the same netmask.