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Adding a second NIC to a server
Name: Juan Date: October 1, 2001 at 11:40:49 Pacific
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Hello, I have a dual processor Novell 5 server. It is conected directly to the main switch. The server has installed the main application (an old DOS btrieve application) that it is accesed simultaneously for 7 to 10 users. This generate a lot of traffic and the performance decrease. My question is: In order to improve the network performance, Can I add a second NIC to the server?. If so, Do I have to put in the same ip range (same subnet) or not?
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