Which OS to use?

[devst8n]

HI guys...i was wondering if anybody out there knows which of microsofts operating systems will handle a system with 2 network cards? I am quite sure 2000 or XP will, but I am wondering if win98 or ME will do it? I have a simple network at home and I would like to be able to monitor and control it all without using a hub or a router.

[ShadowKing]

I know that Win95 and above will for sure.

I am pretty sure that Win3.1 will also, but that really is irrelevant, cause that's not really an Operating System. I consider it more of a CoW (Can o Worms...).

I personally am running 2 NICs in my Win2k box and it works very well.

I have enabled RRAS on a different box, but I think that requires server... That allows your Win2k server to become a router...

[Gollo]

Win2k and XP work great with 2 nic's. Very headache free. WinME and 9x both will run with 2 nics but it takes some fancy moves to get them to work sometimes.

[Daemon]

[quote]Originally posted by Gollo:
<strong>Win2k and XP work great with 2 nic's. Very headache free. WinME and 9x both will run with 2 nics but it takes some fancy moves to get them to work sometimes.</strong><hr></blockquote>

ditto..

Use 2000 works great, use a Network OS