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Win7 PC w/ 2 NICs to access 2 separate LANs at the same time

Current network setup:

SMC Gateway
SonicWall TZ100 (2 nodes available)
Workgroup with 2008 file server (Non domain)
Current IP scheme 192.168.x.x

We Want:
Want to separate some PC from this node and put on separate node 192.168.y.y
2 PCs with 2 NICs each to be able to access both nodes (192.168.x.x and 192.168.y.y)

How do I setup the 2 PCs with 2 NICs to access both LANs at the same time?
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you just need to set the ip addresses on each nic and plug them into the networks. It is as simple as that.
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As long as you are in the same Workgroup you should be able to access resources on the 2 networks.

It might be simpler to setup static ips for the NICs so that you can enter the gateways and DNS for both. Not sure which will route your web calls and such.
I'm not sure if this is true or not but you may need to add a static route
ROUTE ADD 10.10.10.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1

http://www.topwebhosts.org/articles/setup-multihomed-host.php
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You will need to leave the "Gateway" address of one of them blank.
Then the routing table should show 0.0.0.0 routed to the NIC with the gateway entered.
And, traffic to each subnet should be routed to each respective NIC.
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It worked perfectly. I had been reading horror stories about doing this so thought I better get the real story...thank you for your help.