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johng80   11-07-2009 at 06:53:29 AM

Ok I just bought a new Dell server with (4) gigabit network cards running Win 2003 Server. Currently I notice that one card does all the transferring, while the other 3 nics sit idle.

How do I configure the network connection settings for the network cards to optimally function?

Thanks

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GhislainG   11-07-2009 at 05:05:46 PM

You don't not need 4 NICs if you don't have VMs running and the server isn't used as a gateway, but you could team 2 NICs to improve the server's network performance.

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