Internet Address

Select the Internet Address for the Network Interface

UMove will copy the source computer's Internet Address(es) to the destination computer.

A question arises when a computer has more than one network interface card (NIC). In this case you need to tell UMove which NIC on the destination computer should get the Internet address from the NIC on the source computer.

If the both computers have only one NIC, UMove will skip the question and simply copy the Internet address from the old NIC to the new NIC.

How to Respond

Click on the dropbox to see a list of Internet addresses on the source computer. Select the Internet address that should be assigned to the NIC on the destination computer.

If you have more NICs on the destination computer than the source computer, an additional option will appear. For the extra destination NICs select Do not use -- leave IP address unchanged. You can later use these NICs by assigning an Internet address manually after you finish moving Active Directory.

If you are unsure how to respond, you can review the Internet address assignment for each NIC using the Control Panel. Click on Network Connections. Select the NIC so that it is highlighted. Right-click and select Properties.

The Properties dialog will appear. The text box Connect using will show the name of the NIC including the name of the hardware manufacturer. It should match the name shown by UMove.

Scroll down and select the item Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) so that it is highlighted. Click the button Properties.

The dialog Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties will appear. Write down the Internet address assigned to the NIC. (If there is more than one address, clicking the button Advanced will view them all.)

Using this information you can decide which NIC should be assigned the Internet address on the destination computer.

Issue: Windows 2000 reports stale NICs

If you physically remove an old NIC card (or change the physical slot), Windows 2000 will fail to remove the information about the old NIC from the registry. This can cause the old NIC to appear in the dropbox for the source computer. You should disregard any old NIC(s) in the dropbox for the source computer. Choose a good NIC that was active on the source computer when the backup was taken.

This is not an issue on Windows 2003 or later.

For more information

See also Networking.