Two machines/Dual NICS/Problems...

[Shame]

I have 2 Windows 2000 machines connected via a linksys router for internet, and hooked together via gigabit NICs and crossover cable. ie. 2 NICS in each machine. They are connected using NetBEUI and TCP/IP.

Machine 1:

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : arizona
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
#2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-70-0D-0D
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 63.240.76.135
204.127.194.11

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit
Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-44-A6-09-6B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.10.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

Machine 2:

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : nevada
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit
Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-44-AB-8A-42
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.10.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI For Com
plete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-03-CD-EA-18
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 63.240.76.135
204.127.194.11
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

I followed the instructions here.

Here's the problem:

At bootup, Machine 1 likes to make me wait like 10 minutes with "Applying Security Policy". I also cannot ping Machine 2 from Machine 2, but can ping Machine 1 from Machine 2. File transfers from Machine 2 to Machine 1 are fast. File transfers to Machine 2 from Machine 1 are slow. Internet works fine on both though.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[Smilin]

Why are you disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP?

From "Arizona" do this:

\\10.10.10.3\c$

how fast does it come up?

now try:

\\nevada\c$

how fast does it come up?

Put a connection specific DNS suffix on your private NICs while you are looking at things.

 

[Shame]

Originally posted by: Smilin
Why are you disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP?

From "Arizona" do this:

\\10.10.10.3\c$

how fast does it come up?

now try:

\\nevada\c$

how fast does it come up?

Put a connection specific DNS suffix on your private NICs while you are looking at things.

Both arizona and nevada come up quick...

RE: disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP ... I always thought this was more secure.

I enabled NETBIOS, BTW...

RE: Put a connection specific DNS suffix on your private NICs ... How and why?

Thanks for your help, BTW...

 

[petey117]

there is no doubt that if the machine cannot pin itself then there is something flaky going on
do you ping by name or by IP?

 

[Shame]

Originally posted by: petey117
there is no doubt that if the machine cannot pin itself then there is something flaky going on
do you ping by name or by IP?

BY IP.

 

[petey117]

if they are 2k server, then run netdiag from a command prompt

 

[petey117]

oh, and test your cables