I wonder if this is your 3rd or 1st NIC??? I have seen a sort of similar
situation with 2 Nics. There is a KB article about that and I think the
keyword to look for is 'BindToIp'. Worth a try and if it works, then I bet
that 3rd Nic is actually the 'first'.
Daniel Donnelly
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From: "Gate Keeper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 5:37 PM
Subject: [IMail Forum] interesting prob
>
> Sorry forgot to mention. Imail 6.06 all patches/
> win2k advanced server
>
> Periodically my email server quits sending /receiving mail
> i have been trying to figure out the problem for a few wks,
> with No success as it appears random and the length of time it quits
working
> is random as well. Until a few days ago i was at a loss.
> I was actually in front of the server this time when it quit.
> What i noticed is that when i activated the 3rd lan card in the server
> imail quit accepting mail. (this is to my private network which i keep
> off for security purposes) What happened is whenever i turn the card on
> imail stops using my ip address and starts using my local address.
> to fix the problem i only have to turn the lan card off. i do not need to
> reboot or stop/start imail. im just wondering if anyone has seen this
happen
> before, and if you know a fix. (besides not using the lan card or using a
> backup server ;))
>
> Thanks
> Richard
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