We use 100 Full Duplex on all cards and swich ports of our servers
except ont the GB nics which require auto negotioate to use the GB
speed.  I like hosts files because they are there when even when someone
does stupid things to the dns servers. 


Doug Preston
Systems Engineer
Land America Tax and Flood Services
Phone 626-339-5221 Ext 104
Email  dlpreston at landam.com


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-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Adams,
Dwayne
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 9:28 AM
To: veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] clients in hosts files and forcing NICs to
FULL

Hello,

 

I have managed a few backup environments and always put the backup
servers in the hosts file of the clients and the clients in the backup
server's hosts file.  I always like to control name resolution myself.
Do most backup administrator do that or am I a relic from the past?
Also, do most backup admins use AUTO negotiate or set the switch port
and the host to FULL DUPLEX? My practices are being questioned and I
would like to check to see if what I am doing is in line with what most
backup admins are doing.

 

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Dwayne Adams