RE: 2 NIC's on same network, possible?

> From: Vineet Mehta [mailto:vineet@linux.com.kw]

> From: Burton M. Strauss III [mailto:BStrauss@acm.org]

Does this mean, that if both eth0 and eth1 are connected directly to the same switch as in the original post I believe, therefore having the same connection to the network, that it would work?

I am wondering as I had a network cable die on one of my servers yesterday, so I am considering sticking a backup Ethernet card in the server, and having it connected into the exactly same switch that the current card/cable connects to. I am just trying to confirm that I have read this right, and that since they are connected to the same connection, that it will work.

Hopefully this means that if I lose a cable/card, it will determine that the route isn't working, and move onto the next match?

Max.