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IP address assigning

Hi all
I have two PCs's and both are having two network adapter each.(NIC1 and 2 for pc1,while nic 3 and 4 are in pc2)

When i ping from pc1 it pings to nic3.Ok fine.But on revers side while pinging from pc2 to pc1 it ping the other nic.and not to the same adapter.ping with netaddress works well in all direction.
I want one particular adapters from both pc's to ping each other by assigning pc name.(ping pc1 or ping pc2)
How it can be managed, please advise if possible.
This is a home network and are connected through workgroup, having w2k prof os.

jatsw

tduprey

So is it that you want one NIC in each to handle one type of traffic? ie) NIC1 and NIC3 to handle TCP/IP and NIC2 and NIC4 to handle NETBEUI?

This way when you ping, only NIC1 and NIC3 will talk and an nbtstat will only go through NIC2 and NIC4.

Is this what you are trying to accomplish?

cincin77

this is an issue related to name resolution.
what do you use?: DNS, WINS, HOSTS file, LMHOSTS file

can you check the ip addresses that correspond to the names in the one you use in the list above?

regards.

jatsw

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to tduprey
No it is not exactly that.I just want change the pinging patern, no matter what protocol are used. but obviously i will prefer to use TCT/IP as w2k is there.

cincin77 question
I am not using any DNS,DHCP or WINS, its workgroup environment, I have made them to assigne automatically by system(win2k prof) and it uses 169.254.x.x

Ok i will refine the question. It is just to change the pinged ip address so that when you ping it pings to another address available on that pc (wheather auto or manual, i think does't matter)
Example:
First NIC1: nameof machine pc1(assigned by me)
IPadress:169.254.118.90 (auto assigned)
Second NIC2: in the same pc1 machine
IPaddress:169.254.34.238
----------------------------
Nic 3: Name of machine pc2 (assigned by me)
IPaddress:169.254.17.153 (auto generated by system)
NIC4 :In this second machine(pc2)
IP address: 169.254.159.194

Here is again the question
When i ping (ping pc1) it pings 169.254.118.90,(from interface 3 ) ok fine.
But now when i ping (ping pc2, and i assume it is interface 1) it pings to 169.254.159.194, where as i should have pinged to the 169.254.17.153.Same is opposite side.
I think i is some thing connecting to binding an ip address with name.

Please advise how to do it.
Thanks for your comments
jatsw

stevenlewis

> am not using any DNS,DHCP or WINS, its workgroup environment, I have made them to assigne automatically by system(win2k prof) and it uses 169.254.x.x

If you use auto assign ip addresses, then you are telling the machine to use dhcp, you just don't have a dhcp server

go to a prompt on both machnes and type
ipconfig /all |more
and post the results there

jatsw

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for stevenlewis comments
info required is pasted below:

ipconfig /all |more

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : pc1
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : CNet PRO200 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapt
r
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-80-AD-77-CA-BF
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.118.90
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Etherne
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-F4-4F-79-96
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.34.238
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
following is from pc2

C:\>ipconfig /all | more

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : pc2
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-F4-60-AA-E3
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.159.194
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8029(AS) PCI Ethernet Ada
pter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-80-AD-8C-1C-73
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.17.153
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

hope it will be useful
regards
jatsw

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XstaticX

I have to ask why on earth you are using two nics in each machine with IP Addresses on the same subnet? This is definately not recommended. There is one exception though, and thats Teaming but I dont think the Realtec drivers support it.

There should only ever be 1 route between two MS machines when using TCPIP.

HDWILKINS

Those addresses are being assigned by APIPA.

As asked above, why are you doing this??

jatsw

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Hi Al
Every one contributed nicely to my question but my problem/clarification is yet to be solved.I got some clue from stevenlewis comments and refered articles.These are further going to clear my questions.excellent articles.

There fore I close this question and thank you all for your participation and contributions.

jatsw

HDWILKINS

You should accept stevenlewis's comment as an answer to close the question.

HW