WINS server defualting to wrong NIC

[James Buttle]

I run W2K Advanced Server. It is a NAT gateway for the network. 1 NIC
is LAN, (Static IP) the other is WAN (DHCP IP).

I stuck WINS on it. The WINS snap in would not work (Said it was
attempting to connect to the IP address of WAN) not surprisingly it
failed. (I have removed NetBT on the WAN adapter and blocked most of
the ports on WAN).

I disabled the WAN adapter, restarted then WINS snap in and it
suceeded! (Now displaying the private IP address of LAN). I enabled
the WAN NIC and all is still well (I can still restart WINS snap in
with no trouble.

It looks like WINS automatically decides which NIC to to serve on. My
questions...

Is there a registry hack or similar that I can use to tell WINS not to
even think about the WAN NIC? (before or after installing WINS)

Is there anything else I should do / advice you can give?

NOTE: I have seen many people saying "DON'T PUT WINS ON A MULTIHOMED
MACHINE" - it is too late now.

Thank you all in advance for your help!

James Buttle

 

[Phillip Windell]

Set the LAN NIC as the top priority NIC (top of the list).

Properties of Network Places,...Advanced from the top menu,...Advanced
Settings...,...from the dropdown menu,....Adapters and Binding Tab,...in the
Upper Box (Connections), use the side arrows to move the proper NIC to the
top.

 

[James Buttle]

Thank you Phillip - I knew it before just forgot how to do it.

(_8(l) d'oh!

Set the LAN NIC as the top priority NIC (top of the list).

Properties of Network Places,...Advanced from the top menu,...Advanced
Settings...,...from the dropdown menu,....Adapters and Binding Tab,...in the
Upper Box (Connections), use the side arrows to move the proper NIC to the
top.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

I run W2K Advanced Server. It is a NAT gateway for the network. 1 NIC
is LAN, (Static IP) the other is WAN (DHCP IP).

I stuck WINS on it. The WINS snap in would not work (Said it was
attempting to connect to the IP address of WAN) not surprisingly it
failed. (I have removed NetBT on the WAN adapter and blocked most of
the ports on WAN).

I disabled the WAN adapter, restarted then WINS snap in and it
suceeded! (Now displaying the private IP address of LAN). I enabled
the WAN NIC and all is still well (I can still restart WINS snap in
with no trouble.

It looks like WINS automatically decides which NIC to to serve on. My
questions...

Is there a registry hack or similar that I can use to tell WINS not to
even think about the WAN NIC? (before or after installing WINS)

Is there anything else I should do / advice you can give?

NOTE: I have seen many people saying "DON'T PUT WINS ON A MULTIHOMED
MACHINE" - it is too late now.

Thank you all in advance for your help!

James Buttle