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That was to easy. &nbsp;I thought there would be more configuring.<br />
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thank you so much for the help it worked perfectly
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That was to easy.  I thought there would be more configuring.

thank you so much for the help it worked perfectly

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Actually, you shouldn't have had to do that (though it should work). &nbsp;You should be able to just plug in the network cable and wait a few seconds. &nbsp;&quot;APIPA&quot; - Automatic Private IP Address generates a random address in a class B network that starts with 169.254.x.x - see <a href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/APIPA.html" rel="ugc">http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/APIPA.html</a>
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Actually, you shouldn't have had to do that (though it should work).  You should be able to just plug in the network cable and wait a few seconds.  "APIPA" - Automatic Private IP Address generates a random address in a class B network that starts with 169.254.x.x - see http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/APIPA.html [http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/APIPA.html]

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I have 2 servers that one is used for backups, and the others is a server that the files from our SAN get copied to for backups. &nbsp;I want to connect the 2 servers together using a crossover cable, but the server still have to be able to get out to the internet. &nbsp;Each server has 2 NICs.<br />
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What do I need to enable on the NIC properties that the crossover cable is plugged into so it will not conflict with the other NIC? <br />
What else do I need to do?<br />
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They are PowerEdge 2900<br />
Running Server 2012 R2 Datacenter<br />
NICs are - Broadcom NetXtreme (The build in ones)<br />
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Thank you
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I have 2 servers that one is used for backups, and the others is a server that the files from our SAN get copied to for backups.  I want to connect the 2 servers together using a crossover cable, but the server still have to be able to get out to the internet.  Each server has 2 NICs.

What do I need to enable on the NIC properties that the crossover cable is plugged into so it will not conflict with the other NIC? 
What else do I need to do?

They are PowerEdge 2900
Running Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
NICs are - Broadcom NetXtreme (The build in ones)

Thank you

Configure 2 Servers with Crossover cable

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