Just put another NIC in your Exchange server and tell Exchange to listen to all IP's on that computer. You'll also need to add another MX record to your DNS for the domain(s). Donavon Yelton Manager of Information Systems Carpenter Industries, Inc. (704) 743-2068 http://www.dennis-carpenter.com/ _____ THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS INFORMATION INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY NAMED ABOVE. IF THE READER OF THIS MESSAGE IS NOT THE RECIPIENT, OR THE EMPLOYEE OR AGENT RESPONSIBLE TO DELIVER IT TO THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPYING OF THIS MESSAGE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY VIA RETURN-E-MAIL AND DELETE THIS MESSAGE FROM YOUR SYSTEM. THANK YOU. Carpenter Industries, Inc. _____ -----Original Message----- From: venu [mailto:vvenu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 9:43 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Need Information Regarding Exchange Backup http://www.MSExchange.org/ hi all, I am searching for an advice i,e Can we Give a secondary ip to my exchange server so that if one network goes down the mails must automatically route through other network. Please give a suggestion if my idea is correct or not??or else suggest me the way so that i can go ahead. I will be very much thankful regarding the help. ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------