In addition to what Michael already stated, disable DNS registration on the NIC you don't want registering in DNS. Get used to managing static routes.
- Sean On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com>wrote: > Having multiple DGs is wrong. There can only be one default. > > Windows behavior is non-deterministic when you have specified multiple > default gateways. > > Almost certainly, the interior one needs to be eliminated and replaced by > either a routing table or a set of manual routes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 7:56 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Lync issue - something I don't quite understand... > > All, > > We've got a Lync 2010 infrastructure set up, but it's doing one little > thing that I'm not liking. > > The server has two NICs - each in a different subnet. One is in the same > subnet as the rest of our servers. The other is in a subnet that sits > between our L3 switch and our firewall - it's not a DMZ. > > I didn't set this up, but I was told that the intention was to set up the > second connection in the DMZ at the appropriate time for external access - > that hasn't happened yet, and I wasn't involved in the install, and know > little to nothing about Lync. > > The behavior I'm seeing is that I cannot ping the interface that's on the > server subnet at all, including from machines on that subnet (I can't RDP > to that IP address either). The name of the Lync server resolves to an IP > address, and which one you get depends on the state of DNS - you might get > back the one for the server subnet, or you might get back the other > address. I can ping the other address just fine. > > So, where I'm going with this is: Both NICs have default gateways > assigned, and in my experience, that's a largish mistake - only one > interface should have a DG. I suspect this is causing some other problems > that we are seeing as well > > However, the fellow who set this up swears that if I remove the DG from > either NIC, Lync will break. > > So, do any of you here know enough about Lync to say if having only one DG > will break it? > > Thanks, > > Kurt > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
