Configuring NIC settings in Windows
Hi Experts,
I'm installing and configuring a new Windows domain. All servers run Windows Server 2012 R2. When i configure the IP settings i always come accross the settings below. Which of these can be turned off? I do not use IPv6. Do i need the QOS packet scheduler? And what about those Link-Layer settings?
I'm installing and configuring a new Windows domain. All servers run Windows Server 2012 R2. When i configure the IP settings i always come accross the settings below. Which of these can be turned off? I do not use IPv6. Do i need the QOS packet scheduler? And what about those Link-Layer settings?
Cliff Galiher
Windows preconfigured good defaults for 99.9% of all deployments. The only reason to change any of these from their defaults is if you are in a large datacenter and specialize in this sort of thing.
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I disagree with that. You can tweak so many things in registry. Default always sucks if it comes with Microsoft.
I disagree with that. You can tweak so many things in registry. Default always sucks if it comes with Microsoft.
Not in their server OS in regards to the networking stack. It is stable, robust, heavily tested and used from small business to fortune 50 companies, and most of those features are tied to APIs that applications expect to be there and working. So unless you *really* like breaking applications and then blaming Microsoft instead of taking responsibility, you should leave them alone.
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Thanks for the info!