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assign a file share to a different NIC

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i have hp server with 4 gig Ethernet ports and i was wondering is there a way to assign a file share that may contain large files to one NIC while other traffic goes to different NIC to get the maximum speed from my server , can windows direct users to access a specific file share through a specific NIC ?

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thanks MR.chapmanjw  for your responce but i still have a few questions about adding another ip address to the same server
i am using sbs 2008 and my server has 4 ethernet ports and my server name is sbs2008.sg.local and planning to use these ip address
NIC1 IP : 192.168.1.100  DG : 192.168.1.105    DNS : 192.168.1.105

NIC2 IP : 192.168.1.101  DG : 192.168.1.105    DNS : 192.168.1.105

NIC3 IP : 192.168.1.102  DG : 192.168.1.105    DNS : 192.168.1.105

NIC4 IP : 192.168.1.103  DG : 192.168.1.105    DNS : 192.168.1.105
so my question is are these configurations correct or i should remove the DG and DNS entry from NIC2 and NIC3 and NIC4  or what ?
another question is how to add the ip address in dns ? is it by going to server manager > roles > dns server > sbs2008 >forward lookup zone > sg.local and create a host with the ip i want and choose create associated ptr record ? any thing else i should be aware of
thanks in advance
Would be better off teaming the NICs together.  You can run 2x1GB up to 4x1GB with most decent switches, using LAG or whatever name the OEM calls it for aggregating links.

We started doing this with Ethernet and FastEthernet ports before gigabit Ethernet was popular (and cheap).

The team has the additional advantage of failover and working for both up- and down-stream traffic.
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thanks Experts for your help i really appreciate it
now i understand from your responses that the problem with SBS2008 is the wizards that configure many things automatically and that will cause unknown problems but what about windows server 2008 standard or enterprise will similar network configurations work with those windows server versions
NIC1 IP : 192.168.1.100  DG : 192.168.1.105    DNS : 192.168.1.105
NIC2 IP : 192.168.1.101  DG : 192.168.1.105    DNS : 192.168.1.105
NIC3 IP : 192.168.1.102  DG : 192.168.1.105    DNS : 192.168.1.105
NIC4 IP : 192.168.1.103  DG : 192.168.1.105    DNS : 192.168.1.105
so my question is are these configurations correct or i should remove the DG and DNS entry from NIC2 and NIC3 and NIC4  if i decide to use these configuration on domain controller  ?
i just wanted to know that , if i decide to use a similar configuration on server 2008 standard or enterprise will these configurations work
thanks a lot  
You can assign that information to multiple NICs with server 2008 std, and you can do NIC teaming (your best option) with server 2008. However, you had asked; "can windows direct users to access a specific file share through a specific NIC ", which you cannot do.

More often the IP's would be in different subnets and then you can direct traffic by subnets, but not based on folder or file access. One case where this might be done is to create a completely separate backbone or physical network between servers for use for a service like backups.

NIC teaming is your best bet for improved performance.