Ping with Host name

Question

Hi,

In our environment we have multiple servers with 2016 standard and client machines with windows 10 Enterprise. one red hat Linux server which have fiber and UTP both the connections.

when I ping Linux server with host name from server 2016 standard it resolve with UTP connection IP address, and when I ping same Linux server with host name from client (windows 10) it resolve FC IP address.

Why Linux is not resolving with same IP address in Windows server and Client, i want IP to be resolve with FC in both the case?

can some one explain?

Answer 1

Hi @Aziz Husain ,

The ping doesn't reflect which card is really used by your devices, you have to check the network monitor or the traffic on the Linux Server with tcpdump to capture the traffic and analyze more.

This is not about Windows 10 or server, you have to check on your Linux server and configure which network card is active, just keep one active to avoid any conflict or maybe use the aggregation if It's your need.

Regards,

---

Youssef Saad | New blog: https://youssef-saad.blogspot.com
Please remember to ** “Accept answer” ** for useful answers, thank you!

Answer 2

Hi,

Thanks for posting in Q&A platform.

The network adapter priority is related to metric. The interface with lower metric is preferred for Internet. I would suggest you could try to set the metrics using route command to see if the issue can be resolved. Please understanding we do not have such Linux device to do the test. For more detailed steps, I would suggest you can refer to the following thread:

How do I set the priority of network connections in Ubuntu?

If the issue existed, I would suggest you could try the YoussefSaad's recommendation or I also suggest you could post the issue in Linux support forum for further help since we're not familiar with Linux.

Best Regards,
Sunny

----------

If the Answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and upvote it.

Note: Please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread.