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Adding second NIC stopped network working
i decided i wanted to add a second nic to my server.
i have on that is 100mps but i have now added a gig one
the problem is that i changed the ip of the original card to a spare ip and put the new one to the original cards ip.
i thought this would just work, however it seems to of lost all of its networking. although all the services run , i cannot see anyone, and vice versa.
what could the problem be.
i changed them back but i seem to have completely messed it up as this doesn;t work either now
i have on that is 100mps but i have now added a gig one
the problem is that i changed the ip of the original card to a spare ip and put the new one to the original cards ip.
i thought this would just work, however it seems to of lost all of its networking. although all the services run , i cannot see anyone, and vice versa.
what could the problem be.
i changed them back but i seem to have completely messed it up as this doesn;t work either now
I would jot down the config for original nic, physically uninstall it or disable it in the hardware manager. Install the new card and bootup. Does the card get a dhcp address? If yes, can you see the network/internet? then change the settings to match the original nic. In the network connections setting, it could be listed as Local Area Connection 2. Rename it to Local Area Connection. If there already is a Local Area Connection from the previous nic delete it.
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sorry what i was trying to say is that i have already donethis and it has gone wrong.
i do not use dhcp but i have no experience with it. i kind of ened up with this job, so i do not know what to do.
i do not use dhcp but i have no experience with it. i kind of ened up with this job, so i do not know what to do.
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Was this server handling any of these functions? DNS, WINS?
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i have same subnet / mask / gateway / dns, i do not know my wins but its details are identical to another computer
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it is our only server, it is running dns i don't know about wins
Checkout these pages. I would put a pointer question to this question in the Networking area of Experts Exchange. Sounds like your nic is fine, you just need help redoing the dns settings.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300202&sd=RMVP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300202&sd=RMVP