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Several issues with two network cards
I just finished a clean install of W7 RC from W7 7000 Beta. I have two network cards (not wireless) on two different routers. On XP PRO and W7 Beta I was able to set up one connection as Home with Local and Internet and the other as Home or Work but without the Gateway configured to insure the first card is used for the internet while the other is just access to the other network for gaming and file access.
I use static IP addresses so I can use DYNDNS service to get access remotely. W7 RC has one network set to Home but as soon as I remove the gateway on the 2nd network (I want local access only) it goes to Public/Unidentified and won't allow any changes.
This then keeps me from accessing the other computers on the second home network. I've tried Bridging but I couldn't figure out how to create a static IP on the bridge to allow remote access. Plus it seemed others couldn't access my computer. It worked as described on the Beta but I noticed the Local and Local and Internet doesn't even show up.
If someone has a better idea to try I'd be grateful. I need two networks because my three teenagers eat up a lot of bandwidth. So I have two cards and two routers, one is on a 192.168.1.1 ip and the other 192.168.0.1.
Is there a way to force W7 to make a connection a default like wireless? It seems to default to the internet connection my teenages are using no matter what I do.