"Ankit Shah" <AnkitS***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6146A9F5-F4EA-4F33-AF21-6E1C78E49271@microsoft.com...
>I have thirty workstation running windows xp pro sp2. I have one windows
>2000
> server running all the latest service packs and updates. This server has 3
> NIC cards. One of the NIC cards is hooked up to the hub and the hub is
> hooked
> to the router, but the rest two are hooked up to hub as well. The router's
> DHCP server address scheme is 192.168.10.1 -192.168.10.254. The subnet
> mask
> is 255.255.255.0
>
> Here is what I want to do. I want to utilize the other two cards so 1/3 of
> the workstations can use one NIC card and the second third can use the
> second
> NIC card and the last third can utilize third NIC card.
>
>
> Here is my strategy. I was planning to keep the first card with
> configuration of:
>
> ---IP Address: 192.168.10.200
> ---Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
> ---Default Gateway: 192.168.10.1
> ---DNS: 192.168.10.1
>
> 2nd Card
>
> ---IP Address: 192.168.11.200
> ---Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
> ---Default Gateway: 192.168.10.1
> ---DNS: 192.168.10.1
>
> 3rd card
> ---IP Address: 192.168.12.200
> ---Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
> ---Default Gateway: 192.168.10.1
> ---DNS: 192.168.0.1
>
> The workstation will follow network ip address scheme of one of the
> server's
> nic card.
>
> Here are my questions:
> 1.   Will internet work on all pc or it will stop on the one not using the
> network scheme of the DHCP server from the router?
>
> 2. I also have TCP/IP printer will that affects everyones printer.
>
> 3. By dividing the workstation to certain nic card will make the network
> flow much faster or slower.

"Star Fleet Admiral Q" wrote:

> If the pipe from the router to the hub is the same, the network traffic will
> remain virtually identical.
>
> --
>
> Star Fleet Admiral Q @ your Service!
>
> http://www.google.com
> Google is your "Friend"
>
> "Ankit Shah" <AnkitS***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6146A9F5-F4EA-4F33-AF21-6E1C78E49271@microsoft.com...
> >I have thirty workstation running windows xp pro sp2. I have one windows
> >2000
> > server running all the latest service packs and updates. This server has 3
> > NIC cards. One of the NIC cards is hooked up to the hub and the hub is
> > hooked
> > to the router, but the rest two are hooked up to hub as well. The router's
> > DHCP server address scheme is 192.168.10.1 -192.168.10.254. The subnet
> > mask
> > is 255.255.255.0
> >
> > Here is what I want to do. I want to utilize the other two cards so 1/3 of
> > the workstations can use one NIC card and the second third can use the
> > second
> > NIC card and the last third can utilize third NIC card.
> >
> >
> > Here is my strategy. I was planning to keep the first card with
> > configuration of:
> >
> > ---IP Address: 192.168.10.200
> > ---Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
> > ---Default Gateway: 192.168.10.1
> > ---DNS: 192.168.10.1
> >
> > 2nd Card
> >
> > ---IP Address: 192.168.11.200
> > ---Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
> > ---Default Gateway: 192.168.10.1
> > ---DNS: 192.168.10.1
> >
> > 3rd card
> > ---IP Address: 192.168.12.200
> > ---Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
> > ---Default Gateway: 192.168.10.1
> > ---DNS: 192.168.0.1
> >
> > The workstation will follow network ip address scheme of one of the
> > server's
> > nic card.
> >
> > Here are my questions:
> > 1.   Will internet work on all pc or it will stop on the one not using the
> > network scheme of the DHCP server from the router?
> >
> > 2. I also have TCP/IP printer will that affects everyones printer.
> >
> > 3. By dividing the workstation to certain nic card will make the network
> > flow much faster or slower.
>
>
>