1 PC 2 NICS. 1 for wan 1 for lan

[kopite]

Hey ppl,

I have my main rig which has 2 nics in it.

One of the nics is connected to the ROuter downstairs.

THe other nic I have a crossover cable plugged in so I can connect my laptop and copy files accross to it quickly.

THe problem I Have is that when I turn on the second nic and connect up my Laptop my main rig loses net connection.

I`ve tried putting both on separate subnets and using separate ip ranges for each card but the problem continues.

Has anyone got any ideas of how I could set this up. MY main rig uses win xp PRO and my laptop is using windows vista Ultimate.

Thanks in advance

[TiG]

You aren't putting default gateways on both cards are you?.

TiG

[badass]

GO to start-run and type CMD
type route print and post the result here when your net conenction doesn't work.

[kopite]

You aren't putting default gateways on both cards are you?.

TiG

Doh now there was the problem lol.

I had put a default gateway on both cards.

Removed the one from the secondary nnix and I`m now posting with the laptop plugged in

CHeers guys