networking question...multiple NICs

[scooter6]

I am building a new server with the following:

SCO OpenServer Enterprise 5.0.5
Dual 850 CPU's
1 GB RAM
SCO VisionFS or Samba
Dual 3Com NICs (3C905C-TXM)

Here's what I'm trying to do:

I want to create a VisionFS/Samba share with about 12 NT machines.

Is there a way to designate ONE of the NICs to be JUST for those machines on the VisionFS/Samba share

AND

ALL other traffic on the network to be designated to the other NIC ?????

I want to try to do this on the same "subnet" where the first NIC will be 10.34.4.xx and the second will be
10.34.4.xx

Also, can I include a "fail-over" process if one or the other NICs is not reachable, then SCO will try the second NIC??

I know this is a "large" order for SCO...not even sure if this can be done....I know I can designate VisionFS to go to ONE particular NIC, just not sure if I can do this all on the same "subnet" ??

thanks for anyone's help


scooter6

 

[Megabitman]

You have a basic routing problem here... it isn't a SCO, Windows, or any other issue... you can't have two nics with the same subnet; routing just doesn't work that way. Rethink your addressing by specifying different subnets and the Unix box will take care of the routing (btw, the idea of a fail-over route is based on metrics that the system can learn via responses back from connected devices).