Windows 10: How to force file transfer traffic over a specific Nic

I have two identical servers, each having 2 10Gbe nics each. The first nic nic1 of each server is connected to the enterprise network via a 1Gbe Switch. The second nics nic2 are connected directly to each other. I would like all file transfers between the two servers ie. copying file from desktop 1 to desktop 2 to occur over the direct 10gbe connection instead of the current routing which goes via the 1gbe switch and therefore is very slow. I have connected to server 1 via it's nic 2 ip address 10.0.0.1 from server 2 10.0.0.2 by using the network connection eg. \\10.0.0.1\Desktop. Ho

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Windows uses wrong NIC in a dual NIC setup, Ignores metric at times.

Well can I manually force it to not do this or force it to a specific mode? I mean it works fine 90% of the time but then seemingly randomly Windows will just push all traffic that previously went on NIC 1 to NIC 2. So I can use NIC 1 and NIC 2 simultaneously for hours and then suddenly Windows will stop using NIC 1 for all normal traffic and try to use NIC 2 instead, even though my firewall blocks all applications from using NIC 2 (which I think it should realize and start sending the traffic via NIC 1 again)

It's not actually two different VLANs, it's the same LAN, same subnet. Just that all applications should take NIC 1 to reach it and Tixati NIC 2 to reach it. The routes reflect this by NIC 1 and NIC 2 having the same settings just that NIC 1 has a much lower metric which should mean that Windows should use NIC 1 instead of NIC 2.

Nothing like that is done with the VPN, the VPN part is working great. The VPN is running on the router and has two connections connections and the router routes traffic from NIC 1 to VPN 1 and NIC 2 to VPN 2, so everything there is working great. The thing that isn't working is the dual connections between router and computer, I don't want Windows to load balance or bridge or fallback, I want Windows to treat them as two different networks of which only one should be used by it which is NIC 1 (But NIC 2 should be enabled and available so that Tixati can force itself to use it)

Although it sounds like Windows just won't let me set this up? Sounds like it forces what it thinks is best for my system even if it isn't? I guess I'll just have to disable/enable NIC 1 every time it happens then.

Thanks for answering. =)

 

transfer files between computers on a home network

I don't know why this is so hard to do but I would like to transfer files between a desktop PC running windows 10 pro and a laptop running windows 10 home. I would like to transfer files in both directions. Both computers are on the same home network and are connected wirelessly.

Could some one provide either specific step by step instructions on how to do this (I googled and found a countless list of instructions that don't work)

or a link to a reference.

Thanks,

I don't know if this is possible but it would be nice to see the computer sending the desired file in the explorer file manager of the computer receiving the desired file and then under the computer see a list
of shared files and folders.

Again, this seems like such a reasonable way of sharing files and folders. Shouldn't there be a simple way to do this?

 

Cable to transfer files

OMG. I have never met anyone who actually bought one of those file transfer things.



Firewire will do the same as USB, but faster, so will a cheap crossover cable. I can wlak you through the steps of moving data so you will not miss a beat.




Anything more than $10 to buy a cable is too much.