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by ask_anurag

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Hi,

I have windows 2000 advanced server.And i want to make a backup NIC card if one fails then second will automatically start work.How i do it.I heard that if change the metric in it then it can become a backup NIC card.What is the use of metric.

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Anurag.

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by quintar51

metric refers to which route to take when having 2 or more routes available.

Let's say you have two networks seperated by 2 routers. In your routing table you'll have 2 routes to that network. Well how does the router know which path to use? both point to the same network.

This is where metric comes in. The lower metric value indicates the preferred route. So one route will have metric of 1 and the other will have a metric of 2.

Let's say route 1 goes down, so then the router will use the route with the higher metric, and in this case, will use route 2.

Makes sense?

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