tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post7008953782580798619..comments2024-03-27T21:40:39.130-07:00Comments on Small Biz Thoughts by Karl W. Palachuk: SMB Conference Call: Eriq Neale - SBS 2008 UnleashedKarl W. Palachukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-51100633318503559372009-03-10T05:43:00.000-07:002009-03-10T05:43:00.000-07:00Sorry.Process is:1) Un-team NICs if they're teamed...Sorry.<BR/><BR/>Process is:<BR/><BR/>1) Un-team NICs if they're teamed<BR/><BR/>2) Run Internet Connection Wizard<BR/><BR/>3) Team NICs<BR/><BR/>The key to success is that you shouldn't run the wizard with the NICs teamed.Karl W. Palachukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-77881433320430377652009-03-09T21:42:00.000-07:002009-03-09T21:42:00.000-07:00I'm getting confused....A: "But remember to run an...I'm getting confused....<BR/>A: "But remember to run any network-related wizards after the nics are teamed."<BR/><BR/>B: "UN-team the NICs when you run the Internet Connection wizard. Otherwise, you'll break stuff..Re-team after you run the Wizard and all is good."<BR/><BR/>Arent these statements opposite ?<BR/><BR/>I currently have ISA with 2 using internal broadcom Gb nics.(LAN+WAN). Thinking of adding an intel 10/100 as WAN and then teaming the broadcoms as LAN.RSI.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647408043968500202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-61353559227790581572009-03-09T06:04:00.000-07:002009-03-09T06:04:00.000-07:00This is really simple and you should just try it o...This is really simple and you should just try it on your own system.<BR/><BR/>Once you team the NICs, they have the personality of one of the physical NICs, including IP address.<BR/><BR/>So switches are no confused. <BR/><BR/>No need to create vlans or anything like that. You just get (about) twice the speed. Very simple.<BR/><BR/>But remember to run any network-related wizards after the nics are teamed.Karl W. Palachukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-85251032024414967242009-03-09T01:49:00.000-07:002009-03-09T01:49:00.000-07:00Do you set VLAN / Trunking on the switch ?How do y...Do you set VLAN / Trunking on the switch ?<BR/><BR/>How do you set the IP's on the Un-teamed NIC's and then on the teamed virtual NIC ?<BR/>eg currently have a static 192.168.1.1 on the NIC, which is referred to by DNS etc.RSI.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647408043968500202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-65857264277983867562009-03-09T01:45:00.000-07:002009-03-09T01:45:00.000-07:00Do you make any settings on the switch ? Does crea...Do you make any settings on the switch ? Does creating a VLAN / Trunking on the switch help load sharing in the opposite direction ?<BR/><BR/>What IP do you give the UN-teamed NIC, vs IP for the team ?RSI.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647408043968500202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-45056700064026963672008-12-17T13:52:00.000-08:002008-12-17T13:52:00.000-08:00There are only three things you need to know about...There are only three things you need to know about NIC teaming on SBS 2003, and I could be talked out of the third:<BR/><BR/>1) You'll get a nice improvement in network speed. Teamed NICs nearly double throughput if you have a good switch (NOT an $80 piece of junk). SBS views them as a single NIC and performs very nicely.<BR/><BR/>2) UN-team the NICs when you run the Internet Connection wizard. Otherwise, you'll break stuff. Windows O.S. uses one MAC address to address the teamed NICs and you'll confuse the wizard. Re-team after you run the Wizard and all is good.<BR/><BR/>3) The alike the NICs are, the better. This is 90% superstition from twenty years of experience where this kind of thing used to matter a lot more than it does today. Still, we use identical NICs just because. Using two ports on a 2- or 4-port NIC works fine.<BR/><BR/>We have not run spanning tree on the switch. We just team NICs on Server 2003, Server 2008, SBS 2003, and now SBS 2008.Karl W. Palachukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854725002875547297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22311364.post-86359339634776673642008-12-17T11:02:00.000-08:002008-12-17T11:02:00.000-08:00Interesting webcast today, thanks. Do you mind ela...Interesting webcast today, thanks. Do you mind elaborating on your comment that you always do NIC teaming on SBS? What benefits/advantages do you see, what issues have come up, do you run Spanning Tree on your switch, etc?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com