Routing problem with 2 Network cards

[aaron]

You might have to set the interface metric up on one of
the cards. The metric can be located in the nic properties
page>tcp/ip>advanced.
>-----Original Message-----
>I have 2 Network cards in my computer.
>When I enter a certain URL/Internet address in the
browser like
>http://www.google.com
>how does Windows (2000/XP) decide into which network
(over which network card)
>the request should be directed?
>
>How do I determine the priority sequence "First go to
default gateway of
>network 1. If not successful go to default gateway of
network 2"?
>
>Each of this network cards is working succesfully as
stand-alone LANs
>with the following settings:
>
>NIC1:
>IP: 12.345.76.89
>Mask: 255.255.255.0
>Default Gateway: 12.345.76.1
>
>NIC2:
>IP: 98.765.43.21
>Mask: 255.255.255.0
>Default Gateway: 98.765.43.1
>
>Sergej
>.
>

[Sergej Balon]

Hello Steve,

>In article >,
>(Sergej Balon) wrote:
>>I have 2 Network cards in my computer.
>>When I enter a certain URL/Internet address in the browser like
>>http://www.google.com
>>how does Windows (2000/XP) decide into which network (over which network card)
>>the request should be directed?
>>
>>How do I determine the priority sequence "First go to default gateway of
>>network 1. If not successful go to default gateway of network 2"?
>>
>>Each of this network cards is working succesfully as stand-alone LANs
>>with the following settings:
>>
>>NIC1:
>>IP: 12.345.76.89
>>Mask: 255.255.255.0
>>Default Gateway: 12.345.76.1
>>
>>NIC2:
>>IP: 98.765.43.21
>>Mask: 255.255.255.0
>>Default Gateway: 98.765.43.1
>>
>>Sergej
>
>If there's more than one default gateway, XP uses the one with the
>lowest metric. You can assign a metric as shown at the end of this
>article:

As far as I understand from the link below is that the metric is
automatically determined by WinXP. So how can I assign this metric
as you suggested ???


>
>An Explanation of the Automatic Metric Feature for Internet Protocol
>Routes
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299540
>
>If the first default gateway is up and running, XP will never use the
>second one, even if the first one fails to locate a URL/Internet
>address. It will only use the second default gateway if the first one
>is dead.


The article you mentioned focuses on WinXP.
But: How do I detect or even set (!) the metric under Win2000 ???

Thx
Sergej


>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)