myles Posted September 13, 2001 Share Posted September 13, 2001 Successful Browsing on Multihomed Win2K Systems Here are a few configuration tips that might come in handy if you have browsing problems on a Windows 2000 system with two network adapters. The most common multihomed system setup includes one adapter that connects to the Internet and a second adapter that connects to an internal network. Browsing problems on systems with two network adapters come in several common varieties, including: My Network Neighborhood takes a long time to display the Entire Network or fails Windows Explorer hangs while trying to display My Documents and Settings The command net view server-name or net view returns Error 53, "network path not found" When configuring a system with two network adapters, you can follow several configuration rules to avoid the common pitfalls. The LAN adapter that connects to the internal network provides local DNS and WINS name resolution for systems on the internal network. In a Win2K domain, the default settings and protocols should be fine. If the multihomed system is routing traffic to and from the internal to the external network, leave the LAN adapter default gateway blank. Windows 2000 Magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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