"Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Sounds like a multiple gateway problem.
>> 2 gateways never like each other.
>> If you must have both networks active, remove the gateway from
>> one of the network cards configs.
>
> Except that doesn't solve it. Nor does going with all static IP info and
> setting metrics on the interfaces and gateways. That's why I asked if
> anyone knows what "logic" the OS is trying to use to make this assumption
> about connectivity. Any links to discussions on it?
>
> As for gateways not liking each other, that's nonsense. The gateways work
> fine, it's a the eff'ed up STACK on the OS that's the problem. Cripes
> what a mess. How an OS can decide that a NIC shouldn't have a gateway
> address for it is screwed up, to say the least. 2 Gateways is like a fork in the road for Windows.
No directions on what fork to take will crash you into the middle of the
fork.
As I stated, removing one of the gateways will give access again.
Why do you need two cards on the Internet at all?
Maybe more info about what you are doing will clarify how to get your
dual gateway working.