cheap san was (E: [NTLUG:Discuss] File Size Limit)

[Ralph Green, Jr]

Alfred,
  I am not familiar with a Linux program named explorer.  What does it
do?  You don't specify the routing inside of your applications.  You
define the nic so that the OS knows to route the IP to the right
interface(i.e., eth1).  This rule applies to Linux Unix, or even oddball
systems like Windows.
  The nics don't have their own workgroup.  The workgroup is set in
smb.confand applies to the whole machine.
Good luck,
Ralph

On Sun, 2003-11-23 at 13:03, Alfred Dayton wrote:
> Hi Ralph,
> 
>       BTW, I got the network addressing part of your solution #2 and can
> impliment but then
> 
> In explorer how do you force a xfer between only the gig adapters assuming
> both machines
> 
> Each have gig nics AND 10/100 nics. I.E., does two different network paths
> show up in explorer?
> 
> Also do you use same workgroup for both or can you give each nic pairing
> their own separate workgroup.
> 
> I have little experience with multihomed system.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Alfred
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralph Green, Jr [mailto:severian at mail.joimail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 5:47 AM
> To: Alfred Dayton
> Subject: RE: cheap san was (E: [NTLUG:Discuss] File Size Limit)
> 
> Howdy,
>   Well, I can offer two possibilities based on what you say here.
> Option 1:
>   This is what I was originally thinking of.  It is not a long term
> answer, just a test.  Replace the 100 Mbit nics with 1 Gigabit nic.  Use
> a crossover cable to connect the two machines.  This won't allow you to
> connect to any other part of your network, but it lets you do a simple
> test of your systems transfer rates.  If you normall use DHCP to assign
> IP addresses, you will need to assign IP manually during this test.
> 
> Option 2:
>  Install the Gigabit nics along with the 100 mbit nics you already
> have.  Leave the definition of eth0 just the way it currently is. Setup
> the new nics as eth1 with manually assigned IP addresses in a different
> range from what you normally use.  For example, if you normally use the
> private IP range of 192.168.1.x, set these nics as 10.0.1.1 and 10.0.1.2
> with a netmask of something like 255.255.255.252.  Then any
> communications to the other gigabit nic machine will go through your
> fast connection and no one else will see these IP addresses.  This is
> something you can actually leave in place for a while until you decide
> if you will get a gigabit switch.
> 
>   I have setup a system much like Option 2.  In my case, one of the two
> machines had only 1 nic.  The result was that the server was visible
> only to one machine on my network, which was just what I wanted.
> Good luck,
> Ralph
> 
> 
> On Sat, 2003-11-22 at 11:41, Alfred Dayton wrote:
> > High power workstation because the original lan must remain intact for
> > internet access.  How
> >
> > Then do I "INFORM" programs to use SPECIFICALLY the gig nic for the file
> > xfers.  I have no experience
> >
> > Directing multiple proggies to traffic specific routes in a multi-homed
> > system.  The Box B also would be
> >
> 
>