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We have three locations and at one of them if one of the servers is down, they have no internet connection. &nbsp;I'm guessing the connection from the router to the switch is improperly done. &nbsp;I didn't configure it so I need advice on how it should be done so if the server is up or down it doesn't matter. &nbsp;<br />
I realize the users have to authenticate first, we have twp DC's at this location.
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We have three locations and at one of them if one of the servers is down, they have no internet connection.  I'm guessing the connection from the router to the switch is improperly done.  I didn't configure it so I need advice on how it should be done so if the server is up or down it doesn't matter.  
I realize the users have to authenticate first, we have twp DC's at this location.

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