A. While the process I'm describing is specifically based on the Intel driver, other manufactures use a similar methodology to enable teaming.
- Open the Network and Sharing Center.
- Select Change Adapter Settings.
- Right-click an adapter you want to add to the NIC team.
- Select the Teaming tab, check Team this adapter with other adapters, as shown here, and click New Team.
- Enter a name for the new team.
- You'll be prompted to select the NICs that can be part of the team. Check the NICs you want and click Next.
- Select the type of team. Adaptive Load Balancing is a good option that uses the bandwidth of all NICs, and if a NIC fails, the traffic is distributed over the remaining NICs. Pick the team type and click Next.
- Complete the creation by clicking Next then Finish.
- Once the team is created, its properties will open. You may need to perform certain actions here. For example, if you use Adaptive Load Balancing with Hyper-V, you need to disable Receive Load Balancing. I've created a video walkthrough of this process.
- Click OK and the team is available.
A. While the process I'm describing is specifically based on the Intel driver, other manufactures use a similar methodology to enable teaming.
- Open the Network and Sharing Center.
- Select Change Adapter Settings.
- Right-click an adapter you want to add to the NIC team.
- Select the Teaming tab, check Team this adapter with other adapters, as shown here, and click New Team.
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- Enter a name for the new team.
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- You'll be prompted to select the NICs that can be part of the team. Check the NICs you want and click Next.
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- Select the type of team. Adaptive Load Balancing is a good option that uses the bandwidth of all NICs, and if a NIC fails, the traffic is distributed over the remaining NICs. Pick the team type and click Next.
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- Complete the creation by clicking Next then Finish.
- Once the team is created, its properties will open. You may need to perform certain actions here. For example, if you use Adaptive Load Balancing with Hyper-V, you need to disable Receive Load Balancing. I've created a video walkthrough of this process.
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- Click OK and the team is available.
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