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When you use NIC Teaming do the NIC have to be connected to the switch?<br />
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I'm buying a NIC card to add to our server and they come in 2 or 4 ports. &nbsp;Do all ports have to be connected to the switch to Team them?
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When you use NIC Teaming do the NIC have to be connected to the switch?

I'm buying a NIC card to add to our server and they come in 2 or 4 ports.  Do all ports have to be connected to the switch to Team them?

When you use NIC Teaming do the NIC have to be connected to the switch?

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