Quote Originally Posted by jmwills
This is an SBS box so all network traffic has to go thru the server.
Since when? It just seems like the client workstations are going to be over-managed in this configuration. I've always been of the opinion that you should always try to take the simplest way out. You already have a router on the network, putting the server between the router and the workstations is just going to add un-needed complexity to the network. The only reason to have the server inbetween all the traffic would be to run NAT and possibly ISA server. Your router will already do NAT. Do 5 PC's need ISA server? Not really.

My primary concern would be Internet access while a big job is printing. Think about it, if you stick to the two network card setup, you're going to be pushing 100+ over an Ethernet connection that is also being used to connect everyone to the Internet. If someone is trying to do something online (like surf the web, bid on a contract on a web site, send email, etc.), their Internet connection is going to grind to a halt and possibly give them time-out errors. Even if you go with the three NIC setup, you're still going to have a server chewing on a 100+ MB file while people are online. Did I mention that the other 5 PC's also have 100+ MB files open too?

I'll think you'll save some headaches and some configuration headaches if you keep the server on the switch with the rest of the workstations.