Ok. Thank you both, Bob and Jeremy. I can take advice... that's why I asked for it. I'll change the second NIC's IP so it's not on the same subnet, and leave it alone.
I do really appreciate your help. Like I say -- I'm not a networker. So I do appreciate it. I hope you both have a nice weekend. With many thanks. fp >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Configuration help, please. >Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 17:20:25 -0500 > >Sorry to not know personally enough about this, but there is a concept >called Ethernet Bonding, you should Google for it for your particular >server Distribution that you're using. ( I quickly saw Debian, SLES, Gentoo >etc) > >The direct answer is NO, it's probably not a good idea to give them >separate IP addresses on the same subnet (aka with the same broadcast >address). > >As bob said, if you don't need it, then I'd just leave the second one >unplugged and pretend it doesn't exist :) > >Bonding can be valuable because if one cord gets disconnected, or one NIC >somehow goes down you can continue to operate. You'd have to read closer >to see whether you can bond two NICs that are plugged into different >switches. > > >Jeremy Young >Programmer/Analyst >O'Reilly Auto Parts >(417) 862-2674 x1858 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > bob > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > l.com> To > Sent by: "Dormition Skete" > ltsp-discuss-boun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc > orge.net ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject > Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Configuration > 09/01/2006 16:42 help, please. > > > > > > > > > > >On 9/1/06, Dormition Skete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm trying to set LTSP up on this fancy new server we got, and I'm a bit > > confused about something. > > > > This thing has two on-board gigabit network ports. Obviously, I have to > > assign a separate IP Address for each one (or use DHCP). The server >itself > > just has one host name, though (right? I mean it has to). So when I >edit > > my /etc/hosts file and set up DNS, do I point both network cards to the >same > > host? > > > > Also, I would imagine that I could probably edit my ltsp.conf file so >some > > of the thin clients use one port and some the other. That works, right? >Or > > does the machine just automatically balance out the network traffic >without > > me having to do this? > > > > I'd really appreciate some expert help, please. > > > > This is the only thing I'm not real clear about with this thing, though, >so > > I'll try not to be a pain... > > > > With kind regards, > > > > Peter, hieromonk > > > > ---- > > Dormition Skete > > Our Monastery Website: http://www.DormitionSkete.org > > Our Catechetical Website: http://www.TrueOrthodoxy.Info > > ---- > > > > >You could just keep it simple and ignore the second nic. > >You would only need it if you want to route traffic, create another >subnet or make it a failover. I think if you assign each nic an ip on >the same subnet, that would cause problems. > >bob > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? >Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job >easier >Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo >http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >_____________________________________________________________________ >Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
